Therapeutic methods using interleukin-3 (IL-3) human/murine hybrid polypeptides

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to recombinant human interleukin-3 (hIL-3) variant or mutant proteins (muteins) in which segments of the polypeptide sequence of the human IL-3 polypeptide have been replaced by segments of the murine (mouse) interleukin-3 (mIL-3) polypeptide to form human/murine chimeric hybrid polypeptides. The human/mouse IL-3 may have amino acid deletions at the N-terminus or the C-terminus or at both the N- and C- termini and in some cases may also contain additional amino acid substitutions or deletions. The human/murine IL-3 muteins retain at least one biological activity of native hIL-3 and may also exhibit an improved side effects profile such as a reduction in the stimulation of leukotriene release or histamine release. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the h/m IL-3 hybrids and methods for using them. Additionally, the present invention relates to recombinant expression vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the IL-3 hybrid muteins, related microbial expression systems, and processes for making the IL-3 hybrids using the microbial expression systems.

This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/081,539, now allowed, filed on Jun. 21, 1993.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to mutants or variants of human interleukin-3 (hIL-3) which are hybrids of hIL-3 and murine (mouse) interleukin-3 (mIL-3) in which segments of the native murine IL-3 polypeptide have been substituted for segments of native human IL-3 and which nay also have other amino acid substitutions in the polypeptide. These hybrids may have portions of the N- and/or C- termini as amino acids of native hIL-3 deleted. These hybrid polypeptides retain one or more activities of human IL-3 and may also exhibit an improved side effects profile.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Colony stimulating factors (CSFs) which stimulate differentiation and/or proliferation of bone marrow cells have generated much interest because of their therapeutic potential for restoring depressed levels of hematopoietic stem cell-derived cells. CSFs in both human and murine systems have been identified and distinguished according to their activities. For example, granulocyte-CSF (G-CSF) and macrophage-CSF (M-CSF) stimulate the in vitro formation of neutrophilic, granulocyte and macrophage colonies, respectively while GM-CSF and interleukin-3 (IL-3) have broader activities and stimulate the formation of both macrophage, neutrophilic and eosinophilic granulocyte colonies. IL-3 also stimulates the formation of mast, megakaryocyte and pure and mixed erythroid colonies.

Because of its ability to stimulate the proliferation of a number of different cell types and to support the growth and proliferation of progenitor cells, IL-3 has potential for therapeutic use in restoring hematopoietic cells to normal amounts in those cases where the number of cells has been reduced due to diseases or to therapeutic treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy.

Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is a hematopoietic growth factor which has the property of being able to promote the survival, growth and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Among the biological properties of IL-3 are the ability (a) to support the growth and differentiation of progenitor cells committed to all, or virtually all, blood cell lineages; (b) to interact with early multipotential stem cells; (c) to sustain the growth of pluripotent precursor cells; (d) to stimulate proliferation of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cells; (e) to stimulate proliferation of mast cells, eosinophils and basophils; (f) to stimulate DNA synthesis by human acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) blasts; (g) to prime granulocytic cells for production of leukotrienes and histamines; (h) to induce leukocyte chemotaxis; and (i) to induce cell surface molecules needed for leukocyte adhesion.

Mature human interleukin-3 (hIL-3) consists of 133 amino acids. It has one disulfide bridge and two potential glycosylation sites (Yang, et al., CELL 47:3 (1986)).

Murine IL-3 (mIL-3) was first identified by Ihle, et al., J. IMMUNOL. 126:2184 1981) as a factor which induced expression of a T cell associated enzyme, 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. The factor was purified to homogeneity and shown to regulate the growth and differentiation of numerous subclasses of early hematopoietic and lymphold progenitor cells.

In 1984, cDNA clones coding for murine IL-3 were isolated (Fung, et al., NATURE 307:233 (1984) and Yokota, et al., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A. 81:1070 (1984)). The murine DNA sequence coded for a polypeptide of 166 amino acids including a putative signal peptide.

The gibbon IL-3 sequence was obtained using a gibbon cDNA expression library. The gibbon IL-3 sequence was then used as a probe against a human genomic library to obtain a human IL-3 sequence.

Gibbon and human genomic DNA homologues of the murine IL-3 sequence were disclosed by Yang, et al., CELL 47:3 (1986). The human sequence reported by Yang, et al. included a serine residue at position 8 of the mature protein sequence. Following this finding, others reported isolation of Pro⁸ hIL-3 cDNAs having proline at position 8 of the protein sequence. Thus it appears that there may be two allelic forms of hIL-3.

Dorssers, et al., GENE55:115 (1987), found a clone from a human cDNA library which hybridized with mIL-3. This hybridization was the result of the high degree of homology between the 3' noncoding regions of mIL-3 and hIL-3. This cDNA coded for an hIL-3 (Pro⁸) sequence.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,877,729 and 4,959,454 disclose human IL-3 and gibbon IL-3 cDNAs and the protein sequences for which they code. The hIL-3 disclosed has serine rather than proline at position 8 in the protein sequence.

Clark-Lewis, et al., SCIENCE 231:134 (1986) performed a functional analysis of murine IL-3 analogues synthesized with an automated peptide synthesizer. The authors concluded that the stable tertiary structure of the complete molecule was required for full activity. A study on the role of the disulfide bridges showed that replacement of all four cysteines by alanine gave a molecule with 1/500th the activity as the native molecule. Replacement of two of the four Cys residues by Ala(Cys⁷⁹, Cys¹⁴⁰ →Ala⁷⁹, Ala¹⁴⁰) resulted in an increased activity. The authors concluded that in murine IL-3 a single disulfide bridge is retired between cysteines 17 and 80 to get biological activity that approximates physiological levels and that this structure probably stabilizes the tertiary structure of the protein to give a conformation that is optimal for function. (Clark-Lewis, et al., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A. 85:7897 (1988)).

International Patent Application (PCT) WO 88/00598 discloses gibbon- and human-like IL-3. The hIL-3 contains a Ser⁸ →Pro⁸ replacement. Suggestions are made to replace Cys by Ser, thereby breaking the disulfide bridge, and to replace one or more amino acids at the glycosylation sites.

EP-A-0275598 (WO 88/04691) illustrates that Ala¹ can be deleted while retaining biological activity. Some mutant hIL-3 sequences are provided, e.g., two double mutants, Ala¹ →Asp¹, Trp¹³ →Arg¹³ (pGB/IL-302) and Ala¹ →Asp¹, Met³ →Thr³ (pGB/IL-304) and one triple mutant Ala¹ →Asp¹, Leu⁹ →Pro⁹, Trp¹³ →Arg¹³ (pGB/IL-303).

WO 88/05469 describes how deglycosylation mutants can be obtained and suggests mutants of Arg⁵⁴ Arg⁵⁵ and Arg¹⁰⁸ Arg¹⁰⁹ Lys¹¹⁰ might avoid proteolysis upon expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by KEX2 protease. No mutated proteins are disclosed. Glycosylation and the KEX2 protease activity are only important, in this context, upon expression in yeast.

WO 88/06161 mentions various mutants which theoretically may be conformationally and antigenically neutral. The only actually performed mutations are Met² →Ile² and Ile¹³¹ →Leu¹³¹. It is not disclosed whether the contemplated neutralities were obtained for these two mutations.

WO 91/00350 discloses nonglycosylated hIL-3 analog proteins, for example, hIL-3 (Pro⁸ Asp¹⁵ Asp⁷⁰), Met³ rhuIL-3 (Pro⁸ Asp¹⁵ Asp⁷⁰); Thr⁴ rhuIL-3 (Pro⁸ Asp¹⁵ Asp⁷⁰) and Thr⁶ rhuIL-3 (Pro⁸ Asp¹⁵ Asp⁷⁰). It is said that these protein compositions do not exhibit certain adverse side effects associated with native hIL-3 such as urticaria resulting from infiltration of mast cells and lymphocytes into the dermis. The disclosed analog hIL-3 proteins may have N termini at Met³, Thr⁴, or Thr⁶.

WO 91/12874 discloses cysteine added variants (CAVs) of IL-3 which have at least one Cys residue substituted for a naturally occurring amino acid residue.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to recombinant human interleukin-3 (hIL-3) variant or mutant proteins (muteins) in which segments of the polypeptide sequence of the human IL-3 polypeptide have been replaced by segments of the murine (mouse) interleukin-3 (mIL-3) polypeptide to form human/murine chimeric hybrid polypeptides. The human/mouse hybrid IL-3 may have amino acid deletions at the N-terminus or the C-terminus or at both the N- and C- termini and in some cases may also contain additional amino acid substitutions and/or deletions. The human/murine IL-3 muteins retain at least one biological activity of native hIL-3 and may also exhibit an improved side effects profile such as a reduction in the stimulation of leukotriene release or histamine release. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the h/m IL-3 hybrids and methods for using them. Additionally, the present invention relates to recombinant expression vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the IL-3 hybrid muteins, related microbial expression systems, and processes for making the IL-3 hybrids using the microbial expression systems.

The present invention provides human/mouse IL-3 hybrid polypeptides comprising hIL-3 which contains murine IL-3 oligopeptide substitutions, and may have biological activities similar to or better than those of hIL-3. The present invention includes IL-3 deletion mutants in which from 1 to 14 amino acids have been deleted from the N-terminus and from 1 to 14 amino acids have been deleted from the C-terminus of native human interleukin-3 and which also contain substitutions of murine IL-3 oligopeptides in the polypeptide sequence. Preferred h/m IL-3 hybrids of the present invention are (15-125) hIL-3 deletion mutants which have deletions of amino acids 1 to 14 at the N-terminus and 126 to 133 at the C-terminus and which also contain substitutions of murine amino acids or oligopeptides in the polypeptide sequence, and h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptides having substantially the same structure and substantially the same activity.

As used herein, human interleukin-3 corresponds to the amino acid sequence (1-133) as depicted in FIG. 1 and (15-125) hIL-3 corresponds to the 15 to 125 amino acid sequence of the hIL-3 polypeptide.

The present invention also includes the DNA sequences which code for the IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention, DNAs which are substantially similar and perform substantially the same function and DNAs which differ from the DNAs encoding the IL-3 hybrids of the present invention only due to the degeneracy of the genetic code.

Included in the present invention are hIL-3 deletion mutant hybrids having murine amino acid substitutions which may function as IL-3 antagonists or as discreet antigenic fragments for the production of antibodies useful in immunoassay and immunotherapy protocols.

In addition to the use of IL-3 in vivo, it is envisioned that in vitro uses would include its ability to stimulate bone marrow and blood cell activation and growth before infusion into patients.

Antagonists of hIL-3 would be particularly useful in blocking the growth of certain cancer cells like AML, CML and certain types of B lymphoid cancers. Other conditions where antagonists would be useful include those in which certain blood cells are produced at abnormally high numbers or are being activated by endogenous ligands. Antagonists would effectively compete for ligands, presumably naturally occurring hematopoietins including and not limited to IL-3, GM CSF and IL-5, which would trigger or augment the growth of cancer cells by virtue of their ability to bind to the IL-3 receptor complex while intrinsic activation properties of the ligand are diminished.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the human IL-3 gene for E. coli expression (pMON5873), encoding the polypeptide sequence shown of natural (wild type) human IL-3, plus an initiator methionine, as expressed in E. coli, with the amino acids numbered from the N-terminus of the natural hIL-3.

FIG. 2: ClaI to NsiI Replacement Fragment. FIG. 2 shows the nucleotide sequence of the replacement fragment used between the ClaI and NsiI sites of the hIL-3 gene. The codon choice used in the fragment corresponds to that found in highly expressed E. coli genes. Three new unique restriction sites, EcoRV, XhoI and PstI were introduced for the purpose of inserting synthetic gene fragments. The portion of the coding sequence shown encodes hIL-3 amino acids 20-70.

FIGS. 3a and 3b shows the nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the gene in pMON5873 with the sequence extending from NcoI through HindIII. The codon choices used to encode amino acids 1-14 correspond to that found in highly expressed E. coli genes.

FIG. 4 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5846 which encodes [Met-(1-133) hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹)].

FIG. 5 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5847 (ATCC 68912) which encodes [Met-(1-133) hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹)].

FIG. 6 shows the construction of plasmid vector pMON5853 which encodes [Met-(15-133) hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹)].

FIG. 7 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5854 which encodes [Met-(1-133) hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹)].

FIG. 8 shows the construction of pMON5979 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M8 insertion and Ala 101.

FIG. 9 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5872 which encodes Met-(15-133) hIL-3.

FIG. 10 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5873 which encodes Met-(1-133) hIL-3.

FIG. 11 shows the sequence of (1-140) murine IL-3 (mIL-3).

FIG. 12 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5887 which encodes Met-(1-125) hIL-3.

FIG. 13 shows the construction of the plasmid vector pMON5901 which encodes Met-(15-125) hIL-3.

FIG. 14 shows the construction of pMON5960 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M11 insertion.

FIG. 15 shows the construction of pMON5961 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M12 insertion.

FIG. 16 shows the construction of pMON5962 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M10 insertion.

FIG. 17 shows the construction of pMON5963 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M9 insertion.

FIG. 18 shows the construction of pMON5968 which encodes (15-125)hIL-3 with an M13 insertion.

FIG. 19 shows the location and relationship between the segment of hIL-3 deleted and the segment of mIL-3 inserted to form the human/murine IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention. The various murine substitutions which were used at different places on the hIL-3 polypeptide to make the h/m IL-3 hybrids are designated M1 through M13. In FIG. 19 the following segments of murine IL-3 (FIG. 11) are depicted as M1 through M13:

M1=(18-28)mIL-3=Ser Ile Val Lys Glu Ile Ile Gly Lys Leu Pro [SEQ ID NO:106]

M2 corresponds to a region which is present in human, but not in murine IL-3.

M3=(30-34)mIL-3=Glu Pro Glu Leu Lys [SEQ ID NO:115]

M4=(35-40)mIL-3=Thr Asp Asp Glu Gly Pro [SEQ ID NO:114]

M5=(41-46)mIL-3=Ser Leu Arg Asn Lys Ser [SEQ ID NO:110]

M6=(47-57)mIL-3=Phe Arg Arg Val Asn Leu Ser Lys Phe Val Glu [SEQ ID NO:111]

M7=(58-63)mIL-3=Ser Gln Gly Glu Val Asp [SEQ ID NO:112]

M8=(64-70)mIL-3=Pro Glu Asp Arg Tyr Val Ile [SEQ ID NO:116]

M9=(71-78)mIL-3 Ser79=Lys Ser Asn Leu Gln Lys Leu Asn Ser [SEQ ID NO:109]

M10=(80-87)mIL-3=Cys Leu Pro Thr Ser Ala Asn Asp [SEQ ID NO:108]

M11=(88-91)mIL-3=Ser Ala Leu Pro [SEQ ID NO:105]

M12=(92-96)mIL-3=Gly Val Phe Ile Arg [SEQ ID NO:107]

M13=(97-99)mIL-3=Asp Leu Asp [SEQ ID NO:117]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to muteins of human interleukin-3 (hIL-3) in which oligopeptide segments of murine IL-3 have been substituted for segments of the human IL-3 polypeptide to form human/murine IL-3 (h/m IL-3) hybrids and to muteins which have substantially the same structure and substantially the same biological activity. Included in the invention are human/murine IL-3 hybrid polypeptides which have deletions of from 1 to 14 amino acids at the N-terminus, the C-terminus or at both the N-terminus and the C-terminus and which optionally may also have one or more additional amino acid substitutions in the polypeptide. Preferred muteins of the present invention are (15-125)hIL-3 deletion muteins which have deletions of amino acids 1 to 15 at the N-terminus and amino acids 126 to 133 at the C-terminus and which also contain substitutions of murine IL-3 amino acid segments in the (15-125)hIL-3 polypeptide sequence; and muteins having substantially the same structure and substantially the same biological activity.

As used herein human interleukin-3 corresponds to the amino acid sequence (1-133) as depicted in FIG. 1 and murine interleukin-3 corresponds to the amino acid sequence (1-140) as depicted in FIG. 11. Naturally occurring variants of hIL-3 polypeptide amino acids are also included in the present invention (e.g. proline rather than serine at position 8) as are variant hIL-3 molecules which are modified post-translationally (e.g. glycosylation).

The present invention also includes the DNA sequences which code for the human/murine IL-3 hybrid polypeptides as well as DNA sequences which are substantially similar and perform substantially the same function, and DNA sequences which differ from the DNAs encoding the h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention only due to the degeneracy of the genetic code.

The present invention includes the DNA sequences coding for the human/mouse IL-3 hybrid muteins of the present invention; the oligonucleotide intermediates used to construct the mutant hybrid DNAs, and the polypeptides coded for by these oligonucleotides. These polypeptides may be useful as antagonists or as antigenic fragments for the production of antibodies useful in immunoassay and immunotherapy protocols.

The mutant h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention may also have methionine, alanine, or methionine-alanine residues inserted at the N-terminus.

"Mutant amino acid sequence," "mutant protein" or "mutant polypeptide" refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which varies from a native sequence or is encoded by a nucleotide sequence intentionally made variant from a native sequence. "Mutant protein," "variant protein" or "mutein" means a protein comprising a mutant amino acid sequence and includes polypeptides which differ from the amino acid sequence of native hIL-3 due to amino acid deletions, substitutions, or both. "Native sequence" or "natural sequence" refers to an amino acid or nucleic acid sequence which is identical to a wild-type or native form of a gene or protein.

"Hybrid" refers to a molecule comprised of both human IL-3 and murine IL-3 components. "Hybrid sequence" refers to an amino acid or nucleic acid sequence which is comprised of both human IL-3 and murine IL-3 segments. "Hybrid polypeptide" or "hybrid protein" refers to a polypeptide comprising segments of both human IL-3 and murine IL-3 amino acid sequences.

Human IL-3 can be characterized by its ability to stimulate colony formation by human hematopoietic progenitor cells. The colonies formed include erythroid, granulocyte, megakaryocyte, granulocytic macrophages and mixtures thereof. Human IL-3 has demonstrated an ability to restore bone marrow function and peripheral blood cell populations to therapeutically beneficial levels in studies performed initially in primates and subsequently in humans (Gillio, A. P., et al. (1990); Ganser, A. A., et al. (1990); Falk, S., et al. (1991). Additional activities of hIL-3 include the ability to stimulate leukocyte migration and chemotaxis; the ability to prime human leukocytes to produce high levels of inflammatory mediators like leukotrienes and histamine; the ability to induce cell surface expression of molecules needed for leukocyte adhesion; and the ability to trigger dermal inflammatory responses and fever. Additional biological activities of hIL-3 include signal transduction and receptor binding. Hybrid IL-3 proteins of the present invention may exhibit useful properties such as having similar or greater biological activity when compared to native hIL-3 or by having improved half-life or decreased adverse side effects or a combination of these properties. They may also be useful as antagonists. IL-3 hybrid polypeptides which have little or no activity when compared to native hIL-3 may still be useful as antagonists, as antigens for the production of antibodies for use in immunology or immunotherapy, as genetic probes or as intermediates used to construct other useful hIL-3 muteins. Since hIL-3 functions by binding to its receptor(s) and triggering second messengers resulting in competent signal transduction, IL-3 hybrid proteins may be useful in helping to determine which specific amino acid sequences are responsible for these activities.

The novel IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention will preferably have at least one biological property of human IL-3 or of an IL-3-like growth factor and may have more than one IL-3-like biological property or an improved property. Such hIL-3 or IL-3-like biological properties may include one or more of the following biological characteristics and in vivo and in vitro activities.

One such property is the support of the growth and differentiation of progenitor cells committed to erythroid, lymphoid, and myeloid lineages. For example, in a standard human bone marrow assay, an IL-3-like biological property is the stimulation of granulocytic type colonies, megakaryocytic type colonies, monocyte/macrophage type colonies, and erythroid bursts. Other such properties are the interaction with early multipotential stem cells, the sustaining of the growth of pluripotent precursor cells, the property is the ability to stimulate chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cell proliferation, the stimulation of proliferation of mast cells, the ability to support the growth of various factor-dependent cell lines and/or the ability to stimulate colony formation and/or to stimulate increased histamine synthesis in spleen and bone marrow cultures. Other biological properties of IL-3 have been disclosed in the art.

Biological activity of hIL-3 and IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention is determined by DNA synthesis by human acute myelogenous leukemia blasts

One object of the present invention is to provide human/murine IL-3 hybrid polypeptides having similar or improved biological activity in relation to native hIL-3.

The human/murine IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention can have one or more consecutive amino acids deleted from the native hIL-3 amino acid sequence along with a substitution of a segment of murine IL-3 amino acids for some of the human IL-3 amino acids in the polypeptide sequence. Typically four or more amino acids are deleted from the N-terminus and/or the C-terminus of hIL-3. The more preferred h/m IL-3 hybrid muteins have deletions at the C-terminus or at both the N- and the C-terminus.

IL-3 hybrids of the present invention include mutant polypeptides comprising minimally amino acids residues 15 to 118 of hIL-3 with or without additional amino acid extensions to the N-terminus and/or C-terminus; having substitutions of murine IL-3 oligopeptide segments for segments of the hIL-3 polypeptide; retaining one or more biological activities of human IL-3; and, in addition, having improved side effect profile in comparison to native hIL-3 or native (15-125)hIL-3. Preferred h/m IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention comprise (15-125)hIL-3, in which amino acids 1-14 and 126-133 have been deleted from native hIL-3 and a segment of murine IL-3 has been substituted for a segment of the hIL-3 polypeptide. It has been found that the (15-125)hIL-3 mutant is more soluble than is (1-133)hIL-3 when expressed in the cytoplasm of E. coli and is better for secretion expression in E. coli.

When expressed in E. coli the above-mentioned IL-3 hybrid polypeptides may have Met inserted at the N-terminus. The above polypeptides which begin with amino acids (aa) 1 or aa 15 of hIL-3 may also be constructed with Met-Ala- at the N-terminus so that upon production of the protein in the cytoplasm the Met is cleaved off by methionine aminopeptidase leaving Ala at the N-terminus. These IL-3 hybrid polypeptides may also be expressed in E. coli by fusing a signal peptide to the N-terminus. This signal peptide is cleaved from the polypeptide as part of the secretion process. Secretion in E. coli can be used to obtain the correct amino acid at the N-terminus (e.g., Asn¹⁵ in the (15-125) hIL-3 polypeptide) due to the precise nature of the signal peptidase. This is in contrast to the heterogeneity often observed at the N-terminus of proteins expressed intracellularly in E. coli.

The IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention may have hIL-3 or hIL-3-like activity. For example, they may possess one or more of the biological activities of native hIL-3 and may be useful in stimulating the production of hematopoietic cells by human or primate progenitor cells. The IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions containing them may be useful in the treatment of conditions in which hematopoietic cell populations have been reduced or destroyed due to disease or to treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy.

hIL-3 muteins of the present invention may also be useful as antagonists which block the hIL-3 receptor by binding specifically to it and prevent binding of the agonist.

one potential advantage of h/m IL-3 hybrid deletion muteins of the present invention, particularly those which retain activity similar to or better than that of native hIL-3, is that a smaller amount may be used to produce the desired therapeutic effect. Pharmaceutical compositions containing h/m IL-3 hybrids of the present invention can be administered parenterally, intravenously, or subcutaneously. By using a truncated h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptide, such as a (15-125)IL-3 hybrid, more of the active protein can be administered in a smaller dosage. This may reduce the number of treatments necessary to produce the desired therapeutic effect. The use of smaller amounts may also reduce the possibility of any potential antigenic effects or other possible undesirable side effects. The IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention may also be useful in the activation of stem cells or progenitors which have low receptor numbers.

As another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a novel method for producing the novel family of human/murine IL-3 hybrid proteins. The method of the present invention involves culturing a suitable cell or cell line, which has been transformed with a vector containing a DNA sequence coding for expression of a novel IL-3 hybrid polypeptide. Suitable cells or cell lines may be bacterial cells. For example, the various strains of E. coli are well-known as host cells in the field of biotechnology. One example of such cells are E. coli JM101 cells. Various strains of E. coli may also be employed in this method. Many strains of yeast cells known to those skilled in the art are also available as host cells for expression of the polypeptides of the present invention.

Also suitable for use in the present invention are mammalian cells, such as Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO). General methods for expression of foreign genes in mammalian cells are reviewed in: Kaufman, R. J. (1987) High level production of proteins in mammalian cells, in Genetic Engineering, Principles and Methods, Vol. 9, J. K. Setlow, editor, Plenum Press, New York. An expression vector is constructed in which a strong promoter capable of functioning in mammalian cells drives transcription of a eukaryotic secretion signal peptide coding region, which is translationally fused to the coding region for the hIL-3 variant. For example, plasmids such as pcDNA I/Neo, pRc/RSV, and pRc/CMV (obtained from Invitrogen Corp., San Diego, Calif.) can be used. The eukaryotic secretion signal peptide coding region can be from the hIL-3 gene itself or it can be from another secreted mammalian protein (Bayne, M. L. et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 84, 2638-2642. After construction of the vector containing the hIL-3 variant gene, the vector DNA is transfected into mammalian cells. Such cells can be, for example, the COS7, HeLa, BHK, CHO, or mouse L lines. The cells can be cultured, for example, in DMEM media (JRH Scientific). The hIL-3 variant secreted into the media can be recovered by standard biochemical approaches following transient expression 24-72 hours after transfection of the cells or after establishment of stable cell lines following selection for neomycin resistance. The selection of suitable mammalian host cells and methods for transformation, culture, amplification, screening and product production and purification are known in the art. See, e.g., Gething and Sambrook, Nature, 293:620-625 (1981), or alternatively, Kaufman et al, Mol. Cell, Biol., 5(7):1750-1759 (1985) or Howley et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,419,446. Another suitable mammalian cell line is the monkey COS-1 cell line. A similarly useful mammalian cell line is the CV-1 cell line.

Where desired, insect cells may be utilized as host cells in the method of the present invention. See, e.g. Miller et al, Genetic Engineering, 8:277-298 (Plenum Press 1986) and references cited therein. In addition, general methods for expression of foreign genes in insect cells using Baculovirus vectors are described in: Summers, M. D. and Smith, G. E. (1987)--A manual of methods for Baculovirus vectors and insect cell culture procedures, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 1555. An expression vector is constructed comprising a Baculovirus transfer vector, in which a strong Baculovirus promoter (such as the polyhedron promoter) drives transcription of a eukaryotic secretion signal peptide coding region, which is translationally fused to the coding region for the hIL-3 variant polypeptide. For example, the plasmid pVL-1392 (obtained from Invitrogen Corp., San Diego, Calif.) can be used. After construction of the vector carrying the hIL-3 variant gene, two micrograms of this DNA is cotransfected with one microgram of Baculovirus DNA (see Summers & Smith, 1987) into insect cells, strain SF9. Pure recombinant Baculovirus carrying the hIL-3 variant is used to infect cells cultured, for example, in Excell 401 serum-free medium (JRH Biosciences, Lenexa, Kans.). The hIL-3 variant secreted into the medium can be recovered by standard biochemical approaches.

Another aspect of the present invention provides plasmid DNA vectors for use in the method of expression of these novel human/murine IL-3 hybrid proteins. These vectors contain the novel DNA sequences described above which code for the novel polypeptides of the invention. Appropriate vectors which can transform microorganisms capable of expressing the IL-3 hybrid proteins include expression vectors comprising nucleotide sequences coding for the IL-3 hybrids joined to transcriptional and translational regulatory sequences which are selected according to the host cells used.

Vectors incorporating modified sequences as described above are included in the present invention and are useful in the production of the IL-3 hybrid polypeptides. The vector employed in the method also contains selected regulatory sequences in operative association with the DNA coding sequences of the invention and capable of directing the replication and expression thereof in selected host cells.

The human/mouse IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention may include IL-3 hybrid polypeptides having Met-, Ala- or Met-Ala- attached to the N-terminus. When the hybrid proteins are expressed in E. coli, polypeptides with and without Met attached to the N-terminus are obtained. The methionine can in some cases be removed by methionine aminopeptidase.

Amino terminal sequences of h/m IL-3 hybrid proteins made in E. coli were determined using the method described by Hunkapillar et al., (1983). It was found that IL-3 hybrid proteins made in E. coli from genes encoding Met-(1-133) hIL-3 were composed of three species: Met-Ala(1)-Pro(2)-, Ala(1)-Pro(2), Pro(2) found in a ratio of 5:4:1. Proteins produced from genes encoding Met-(15-125) hIL-3 were isolated as. Met-(15-125) hIL-3. Proteins produced from genes encoding Met-Ala-(15-125) hIL-3 were produced as Ala-(15-125) hIL-3. The N-termini of proteins made in the cytoplasm of E. coli are affected by post-translational processing by methionine aminopeptidase (Ben-Bassat et al., 1987) and possibly by other peptidases.

One method of creating truncated hIL-3 mutein genes is to replace the portion of the coding sequence of hIL-3 in a plasmid with synthetic oligonucleotides that encode a shorter portion of the gene.

Pairs of complementary synthetic oligonucleotides encoding portions of the amino terminus of the hIL-3 gene can be made and annealed to each other. Such pairs would have protruding ends compatible with ligation to NcoI at one end. The NcoI site would include the codon for the initiator methionine. At the other end of oligonucleotide pairs, the protruding (or blunt) ends would be compatible with a restriction site that occurs within the amino terminal portion of the coding sequence of the hIL-3 gene. The DNA sequence of the oligonucleotide would encode sequence for amino acids of hIL-3 with the exception of those deleted from the sequence.

The NcoI site and the other restriction enzymes chosen should have recognition sites that occur only once in the DNA of the plasmid chosen. Plasmid DNA can be treated with the chosen restriction endonucleases then ligated to the annealed oligonucleotides. The ligated mixtures can be used to transform competent JM101 cells to resistance to an appropriate antibiotic. Single colonies can be picked and the plasmid DNA examined by restriction analysis and/or DNA sequencing to identify plasmids with truncated hIL-3 genes.

One example of a restriction enzyme which cleaves within the coding sequence of the hIL-3 gene is ClaI whose recognition site is at codons 20 and 21. The use of ClaI to cleave the sequence of hIL-3 requires that the plasmid DNA be isolated from an E. coli strain that fails to methylate adenines in the DNA at GATC recognition sites. This is because the recognition site for ClaI, ATCGAT, occurs within the sequence GATCGAT which occurs at codons 19, 20 and 21 in the hIL-3 gene. The A in the GATC sequence is methylated in most E. coli host cells. This methylation prevents ClaI from cleaving at that particular sequence. An example of a strain that does not methylate adenines is GM48 (Marinus, 1973).

The h/m IL-3 hybrids of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by a decreased level of either myeloid, erythroid, lymphoid, or megakaryocyte cells of the hematopoietic system or combinations thereof. In addition, they may be used to activate mature myeloid and/or lymphoid cells. Among conditions susceptible to treatment with the polypeptides of the present invention is leukopenia, a reduction in the number of circulating leukocytes (white cells) in the peripheral blood. Leukopenia may be induced by exposure to certain viruses or to radiation. It is often a side effect of various forms of cancer therapy, e.g., exposure to chemotherapeutic drugs, and of infection or hemmorrhage. Therapeutic treatment of leukopenia with these hIL-3 mutant polypeptides of the present invention may avoid undesirable side effects caused by treatment with presently available drugs.

The h/m IL-3 hybrids of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of neutropenia and, for example, in the treatment of such conditions as aplastic anemia, cyclic neutropenia, idiopathic neutropenia, Ch ediak-Higashi syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and myelofibrosis.

Many drugs may cause bone marrow suppression or hematopoietic insufficiency. Examples of such drugs are AZT, DDI, alkylating agents and anti-metabolites used in chemotherapy, antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, penicillin and sulfa drugs, phenothiazones, tranquilizers such as meprobamate, and diuretics. The IL-3 hybrid proteins of the present invention may be useful in preventing or treating the bone marrow suppression or hematopoietic insufficiencies which often occur in patients treated with these drugs.

Hematopoietic insufficiencies may also occur as a result of viral, microbial or parasitic infections and as a result of treatment for renal disease or renal failure, e.g., dialysis. The h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention may be useful in treating such hematopoietic insufficiencies.

The treatment of hematopoietic insufficiencies may include administration of the IL-3 hybrid or a pharmaceutical composition containing the IL-3 hybrid to a patient. The IL-3 hybrids of the present invention may also be useful for the activation and amplification of hematopoietic precursor cells by treating these cells in vitro with the muteins of the present invention prior to injecting the cells into a patient.

Various immunodeficiencies e.g., in T and/or B lymphocytes, or immune disorders, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, may also be beneficially affected by treatment with the IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention. Immunodeficiencies may be the result of viral infections e.g. HTLVI, HTLVII, HTLVIII, severe exposure to radiation, cancer therapy or the result of other medical treatment. The h/m IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention may also be employed, alone or in combination with other hematopoietins, in the treatment of other blood cell deficiencies, including thrombocytopenia (platelet deficiency), or anemia. Other uses for these novel polypeptides are in the treatment of patients recovering from bone marrow transplants in vivo and ex vivo, and in the development of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies generated by standard methods for diagnostic or therapeutic use.

Other aspects of the present invention are methods and therapeutic compositions for treating the conditions referred to above. Such compositions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the h/m IL-3 hybrid muteins of the present invention in a mixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This composition can be administered either parenterally, intravenously or subcutaneously. When administered, the therapeutic composition for use in this invention is preferably in the form of a pyrogen-free, parenterally acceptable aqueous solution. The preparation of such a parenterally acceptable protein solution, having due regard to pH, isotonicity, stability and the like, is within the skill of the art.

The dosage regimen involved in a method for treating the above-described conditions will be determined by the attending physician considering various factors which modify the action of drugs, e.g. the condition, body weight, sex and diet of the patient, the severity of any infection, time of administration and other clinical factors. Generally, a daily regimen may be in the range of 10-200 micrograms of non-glycosylated IL-3 hybrid protein per kilogram of body weight. This dosage regimen is referenced to a standard level of biological activity which recognizes that native IL-3 generally possesses an EC₅₀ at or about 10 picoMolar to 100 picoMolar in the AML proliferation assay described herein. Therefore, dosages would be adjusted relative to the activity of a given mutein vs. the activity of native (reference) IL-3, and it would not be unreasonable to note that dosage regimens may include doses as low as 0.1 microgram and as high as 1 milligram per kilogram of body weight per day. In addition, there may exist specific circumstances where dosages of IL-3 mutein would be adjusted higher or lower than the range of 10-200 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. These include co-administration with other CSF or growth factors; co-administration with chemotherapeutic drugs and/or radiation; the use of glycosylated IL-3 mutein; and various patient-related issues mentioned earlier in this section. As indicated above, the therapeutic method and compositions may also include co-administration with other human factors. A non-exclusive list of other appropriate hematopoietins, CSFs and interleukins for simultaneous or serial co-administration with the polypeptides of the present invention includes GM-CSF, CSF-1, G-CSF, Meg-CSF, M-CSF, erythropoietin (EPO), IL-1, IL-4, IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, B-cell growth factor, B-cell differentiation factor and eosinophil differentiation factor, stem cell factor (SCF) also known as steel factor or c-kit ligand, or combinations thereof. The dosage recited above would be adjusted to compensate for such additional components in the therapeutic composition. Progress of the treated patient can be monitored by periodic assessment of the hematological profile, e.g., differential cell count, colony forming unit (CFU) assays, and the like.

Materials and methods for IL-3 Human/Mouse Hybrid Expression in E. coli

Unless noted otherwise, all specialty chemicals were obtained from Sigma Co., (St. Louis, Mo.). Restriction endonucleases, T4 poly-nucleotides kinase, E. coli DNA polymerase I large fragment (Klenow) and T4 DNA ligase and Mung Bean Nuclease were obtained from New England Biolabs (Beverly, Mass.).

Escherichia coli Strains

Strain JM101: delta lac, pro supE, thi, F'(traD36, rpoAB, lacI-Q, lacZdeltaM15) (Messing, 1979). This strain can be obtained from the American Type Culture Collection, accession number 33876. W3110 rpoH358 is a derivative of W3110 (Bachmann, 1972) and has been assigned ATCC accession number 55204. Strain GM48: dam-3, dcm-6, gal, ara, lac, thr, leu, tonA, tsx (Marinus, 1973) was used to make plasmid DNA that is not methylated at the sequence GATC.

Genes and Plasmids

The gene used for hIL-3 production in E. coli was obtained from British Biotechnology Incorporated, Cambridge, England, catalogue number BBG14. This gene is carried on a pUC based plasmid designated pP0518.

The plasmids used for production of hIL-3 in E. coli contain genetic elements whose use has been described (Olins et al., 1988; Olins and Rangwala, 1990). The replicon used is that of pBR327 which is maintained at a copy number of about 100 in the cell (Soberon et al., 1980). A gene encoding the beta-lactamase protein is present on the plasmids. This protein confers ampicillin resistance on the cell. This resistance serves as a selectable phenotype for the presence of the plasmid in the cell.

The transcription promoter was derived from the recA gene of E. coli (Sancar et al., 1980). This promoter, designated precA, includes the RNA polymerase binding site and the lexA repressor binding site (the operator). This segment of DNA provides high level transcription that is regulated even when the recA promoter is on a plasmid with the pBR327 origin of replication (Olins et al., 1988) incorporated herein by reference.

The ribosome binding site used is that from gene 10 of phage T7 (Olins et al., 1988). This is encoded in a 100 base pair (bp) fragment placed adjacent to precA. In the plasmids used herein, the recognition sequence for the enzyme NcoI (CCATGG) follows the g10-L. It is at this NcoI site that the hIL-3 genes are joined to the plasmid. It is expected that the nucleotide sequence at this junction will be recognized in mRNA as a functional start site for translation (Olins et al., 1988). The hIL-3 genes used were engineered to have a HindIII recognition site (AAGCTT) downstream from the coding sequence of the gene. At this HindIII site is a 514 base pair RsaI fragment containing the origin of replication of the single stranded phage f1 (Dente et al., 1983; Olins, et al., 1990) both incorporated herein by reference. A plasmid containing these elements is pMON2341. Another plasmid containing these elements is pMON5847 which has been deposited at the American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md. 20852 under the accession number ATCC 68912.

Oligonucleotides were synthesized on Nucleotide Synthesizer model 380A or 380B from Applied Biosystems, Inc. (Foster City, Calif.). These were purified through a Nensorb column obtained from New England Nuclear (Boston, Mass.) using a PREP Automated Sample Processor obtained from DuPont, Co. (Wilmington, Del.).

Quantitation of Synthetic Oligonucleotides

Synthetic oligonucleotides were resuspended in water and quantitated by reading the absorbance at 260 nm on a Beckman DU40 Spectrophotometer (Irvine, Calif.) using a one centimeter by one millimeter quartz cuvette (Maniatis, 1982). The concentration was determined using an extinction coefficient of 1×10⁴ (Voet et al., 1963; Mahler and Cordes, 1966). The oligonucleotides were then diluted to a desired concentration.

Quantitation of synthetic DNA fragments can also be achieved by adding 10 to 100 picomoles of DNA to a solution containing kinase buffer (25 mM Tris pH 8.0, 10 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM DTT and 2 mM spermidine). To the reaction mix is added ATP to 20 micromolar, ATP radiolabeled at the gamma phosphate (5000-10,0000 dpm/pmol) and 5 units of T4 polynucleotide kinase. Radiolabelled material is obtained from New England Nuclear (Boston, Mass.). The 10 microliter mixture is incubated at 37° C. for one hour. A 1 microliter aliquot of the mixture was chromatographed on DEAE paper (Whatman) in ammonium bicarbonate. The counts that remained at the origin were used to determine the concentration of the synthetic DNA.

Recombinant DNA Methods

Isolation of plasmid DNA from E. coli cultures was performed as described (Birnboim and Doly, 1979). Some DNAs were purified by Magic™ columns, available from Promega (Madison, Wisc.).

Purified plasmid DNA was treated with restriction endonucleases in the presence of 6.6 mM Tris pH 8.0, 6.6 mM MgCl₂, 50 mM NaCl and 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) for 1 hour at 37° C. or according to manufacturers instructions. Analysis of the DNA fragments produced by treatment with restriction enzymes was done by agarose or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Agarose was used at a concentration of 1.0% in a Tris acetate running buffer (0.04M Tris-acetate, 0.001M EDTA). 8% polyacrylamide gels were run in 0.5×Tris borate buffer (0.045M Tris, 0.045M boric acid, 1.25 mM EDTA).

DNA polymerase I, large fragment, Klenow enzyme was used according to manufacturers instructions to catalyze the addition of mononucleotides from 5' to 3' of DNA fragments which had been treated with restriction enzymes that leave protruding ends. The reactions were incubated at 65° C. for 10 minutes to heat inactivate the Klenow enzyme.

Mung Bean Nuclease was used according to manufacturer's instructions to remove single-stranded extensions from double-stranded DNA resulting in ligatable blunt ends. The endonuclease removes 5' extensions.

Reference: Kpwalski, D., Kroeker, W. D. and Laskowski, M., Sr. (1976) Biochemistry 15, 4457. McCutchan, T. F., Hansen, J. L., Dame, I. B. and Mullins, J. A. (1984) Science 225, 626-628.

The synthetic oligonucleotides were made without 5' or 3' terminal phosphates. In cases where such oligonucleotides were ligated end to end, the oligonucleotides were treated at a concentration of 10 picomoles per microliter with T4 polynucleotide kinase in the following buffer: 25 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 10 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM dithiothreitol, 2 mM spermidine, 1 mM rATP. After incubation for 30 minutes at 37° C., the samples were incubated at 65° C. for five minutes to heat inactivate the kinase.

Synthetic oligonucleotides used were usually designed so that they would anneal in complementary pairs, often with protruding single stranded ends. To anneal the oligonucleotide pairs, both of the two complementary oligonucleotides were resuspended at a concentration of approximately 1 picomole per microliter in the following buffer: 6.6 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 6.6 mM MgCl2, 6.6 mM NaCl, 50 mM dithiothreitol. The samples were heated in a 100 ml beaker of boiling water and permitted to cool slowly to room temperature. The DNA in these annealed mixtures was used in ligation reactions.

Restriction fragments were isolated from agarose gels by inserting a DEAE membrane into the gel in front of the migrating DNA band. The DNA was then eluted from the DEAE membrane in 10 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, 1M NaCl at 55° C. To the solution of DNA fragment, two volumes of 95% ethanol were added. Samples were chilled on dry ice, centrifuged to collect the DNA and the pellets were dried in a Speed Vac concentrator from Savant Co. (Farmingdale, N.Y.). Ligations were performed using either purified fragments generated as described above or using plasmid DNA which had been treated with restriction enzymes. Ligation of these fragments was performed in the presence of T4 DNA ligase at 15° C. overnight in ligation buffer (6.6 mM Tris pH 7.5, 6.6 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM dithiothreitol, 0.4 mM rATP).

Recovery of Recombinant Plasmids from Ligation Mixes

E. coli JM101 cells were made competent to take up DNA. Typically, 20 to 100 ml of cells were grown in LB medium to a density of approximately 150 Klett units and then collected by centrifugation. The cells were resuspended in one-half culture volume of 50 mM CaCl₂ and held at 4° C. for one hour. The cells were again collected by centrifugation and resuspended in one-tenth culture volume of 50 mM CaCl₂. DNA was added to a 150 microliter volume of these cells, and the samples were held at 4° C. for 30 minutes. The samples were shifted to 42° C. for one minute, one milliliter of LB was added, and the samples were shaken at 37° C. for one hour. Cells from these samples were collected and spread on plates containing ampicillin to select for transformants. The plates were incubated overnight at 37° C. Single colonies were picked, grown in LB supplemented with ampicillin overnight at 37° C. with shaking. From these cultures DNA was isolated for restriction analysis.

Culture Media

LB medium (Maniatis et al., 1982) was used for growth of cells for DNA isolation. M9 minimal medium supplemented with 1.0% casamino acids, acid hydrolyzed casein, Difco (Detroit, Mich.) was used for cultures in which recombinant IL-3 hybrid protein was produced. The ingredients in the M9 medium were as follows: 3 g/liter KH₂ PO₄, 6 g/l Na₂ HPO₄, 0.5 g/l NaCl, 1 g/l NH₄ Cl, 1.2 mM MgSO₄, 0.025 mM CaCl₂, 0.25% glucose, 1% casamino acids, 0.1 ml/l trace minerals containing (per liter 108 g FeCl₃ 6 H₂ O, 4.0 g ZnSO₄ 7 H₂ O, 7.0 COCl₂ 2H₂ O, 7.0 g Na₂ MoO₄ 2H₂ O, 8.0 g CuSO₄ 5H₂ O, 2.0 g H₃ BO₃, 5.0 g MnSO₄ H₂ O, 100 ml concentrated HCl). Bacto agar was used for solid media and ampicillin was added to both liquid and solid LB media at 200 micrograms per milliliter.

DNA Sequence Analysis

The nucleotide sequencing of plasmid DNA was performed using Sequenase™ polymerase according to the protocol of its supplier, Stratagene (La Jolla, Calif.). Some DNA sequences were determined using a Genesis 2000 sequencer obtained from DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) according to the methods of Prober et al. (1987) and Sanger et al. (1977).

Production of Recombinant Human/Mouse IL-3 Hybrids in E. coli with Vectors Employing the recA Promoter

E. coli strains harboring the plasmids of interest were grown at 37° C. in M9 plus casamino acids medium with shaking in a Gyrotory water bath Model G76 from New Brunswick Scientific (Edison, N.J.). Growth was monitored (green 54 filter) with a Klett Summerson meter, Klett Mfg. Co. (New York, N.Y.). At a Klett value of approximately 150, an aliquot of the culture (usually one milliliter) was removed for protein analysis. To the remaining culture, nalidixic acid in 0.1N NaOH was added to a final concentration of 50 μg/ml. The cultures were shaken at 37° C. for three to four hours after addition of nalidixic acid. A high degree of aeration was maintained throughout the bacterial growth in order to achieve maximal production of the desired gene product. The cells were examined under a light microscope for the presence of refractile bodies (RBs). One milliliter aliquots of the culture were removed for analysis of protein content.

Analysis of Protein Content of E. coli Cultures Producing IL-3 Hybrid Polypeptides

Bacterial cells from cultures treated as described above were collected from the medium by centrifugation. Aliquots of these cells were resuspended in SDS loading buffer (4×: 6 g SDS, 10 ml beta-mercaptoethanol, 25 ml upper Tris gel stock (0.5M Tris HCl pH 6.8, 0.4% SDS) brought to 50 ml with glycerol, 0.2% bromophenol blue was added) at a concentration of one microliter per Klett unit. These samples were incubated at 85° C. for five minutes and vortexed. Five or ten microliter aliquots of these samples were loaded on 15% polyacrylamide gels prepared according to the method of Laemmli (1970). Protein bands were visualized by staining the gels with a solution of acetic acid, methanol and water at 5:1:5 ratio to which Coomassie blue had been added to a final concentration of 1%. After staining, the gels were washed in the same solution without the Coomassie blue and then washed with a solution of 7% acetic acid, 5% methanol. Gels were dried on a gel drier Model SE1160 obtained from Hoeffer (San Francisco, Calif.). The amount of stained protein was measured using a densitometer obtained from Joyce-Loebl (Gateshead, England). The values obtained were a measure of the amount of the stained IL-3 hybrid protein compared to the total of the stained protein of the bacterial cells.

Fractionation of E. coli Cells Producing IL-3 Hybrid Proteins

Cells from E. coli cultures harboring plasmids that produce IL-3 hybrid proteins were induced with nalidixic acid. After three hours, the IL-3 hybrid proteins accumulated in refractile bodies. The first step in purification of the IL-3 hybrid polypeptides was to sonicate cells. Aliquots of the culture were resuspended from cell pellets in sonication buffer: 10 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 1 mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl and 0.1 mM PMSF. These resuspended cells were subjected to several repeated sonication bursts using the microtip from a Sonicator cell disrupter, Model W-375 obtained from Heat Systems-Ultrasonics Inc. (Farmingdale, N.Y.). The extent of sonication was monitored by examining the homogenates under a light microscope. When nearly all of the cells had been broken, the homogenates were fractionated by centrifugation. The pellets, which contain most of the refractile bodies, are highly enriched for IL-3 hybrid polypeptides.

Methods: Extraction, Refolding and Purification Interleukin-3 (IL-3) Human/Mouse Hybrids Expressed as Refractile Bodies in E. coli

Extraction of refractile bodies (RB's):

For each gram of RB's (and typically one gram is obtained from a 300 ml E. coli culture), 5 ml of a solution containing 6M guanidine hydrochloride (GnHCl), 50 mM 2-N-cyclohexylaminoethanesulfonic acid (CHES) pH 9.5 and 20 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) was added. The RB's were extracted with a Bio-Homogenizer for 15-30 seconds and gently rocked for 2 hours at 5 degrees centigrade (5° C.) to allow the protein to completely reduce and denature.

Refolding of the IL-3 Hybrid Polypeptides

The protein solution was transferred to dialysis tubing (1000 molecular weight cut-off) and dialyzed against at least 100 volumes of 4M GnHCl--50 mM CHES pH 8.0. The dialysis was continued overnight at 5° C. while gently stirring. Subsequently dialysis was continued against at least 100 volumes of 2M GnHCl--50 mM CHES pH 8.0 and dialyzed overnight at 5° C. while gently stirring.

Purification of the IL-3 Hybrid Polypeptides

The protein solution was removed from the dialysis tubing and acidified by the addition of 40% acetonitrile (CH₃ CN)--0.2% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) to a final concentration of 20% CH₃ CN--0.1% TFA. This was centrifuged (16,000×g for 5 minutes) to clarify and the supernatant was loaded onto a Vydac C-18 reversed phase column (10×250 mm) available from Vydac (Hesperia, Calif.) previously equilibrated in 20% CH₃ CN--0.1% TFA. The column was eluted with a linear gradient (0.2% CH₃ CN/minute) between 40-50% CH₃ CN--0.1% TFA at a flow rate of 3 ml/minute while collecting 1.5 ml fractions. The fractions were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the appropriate fractions pooled. The pooled material was dried by lyophilization or in a Speed Vac concentrator. The dry powder was reconstituted with 10 mM ammonium bicarbonate pH 7.5, centrifuged (16,000×g for 5 minutes) to clarify and assayed for protein concentration by the method of Bradford (1976) with bovine serum albumin as the standard. Such protein can be further analyzed by additional techniques such as, SDS-PAGE, electrospray mass spectrometry, reverse phase HPLC, capillary zone electrophoresis, amino acid composition analysis, and ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).

In some cases, additional protein purification was performed. The dried powder from the initial HPLC chromatography was reconstituted in 20 mM sodium acetate-50 mM sodium chloride pH 5.5 and centrifuged (15,000×g for five minutes) to clarify. Discard the pellet and charge the supernatant onto Fast-S cation exchange resin (Pharmacia) previously equilibrated in 20 mM sodium acetate-50mM sodium chloride pH 5.5. wash the resin with five column volumes (C.V.) of 20 mM sodium acetate-50 mM sodium chloride pH 5.5 and five C.V. of 20 mM sodium acetate-100 mM sodium chloride pH 5.5. Elute the variant from the resin with five C.V. of 20 mM sodium acetate-300 mM sodium chloride pH 5.5. Charge the eluate back onto the rpHPLC column and elute the variant with a linear gradient (0.2% CH₃ CN/minute) between 40-50% CH₃ CN-0.1% TFA previously described. Analyze the fractions by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for purity and pool the appropriate fractions and continue as described above.

AML Proliferation Assay for Bioactive Human Interleukin-3

Cells. The factor-dependent cell line AML 193 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Rockville, Md.). This cell line, established from a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia, is a growth factor dependent cell line which displayed enhanced growth in GM/CSF supplemented medium (Lange, B., et al., (1987); Valtieri, M., et al., (1987)). The ability of AML 193 cells to proliferate in the presence of human IL-3 has also been documented. (Santoli, D., et al., (1987)). A cell line variant was used, AML 193 1.3, which was adapted for long term growth in hIL-3 by washing out the factors and starving the cytokine dependent AML 193 cells for growth factors for 24 hours. The cells were then replated at 1×10⁵ cells/well in a 24 well plate in media containing 100 U/ml hIL-3. It took approximately 2 months for the cells to grow rapidly in hIL-3.

AML 193 1.3 cells were washed 6 times in cold Hanks balanced salt solution (HBSS, Gibco, Grand Island, N.Y.) by centrifuging cell suspensions at 250×g for 10 minutes followed by decantation of supernatant. Pelleted cells were resuspended in HBSS and the procedure was repeated until six wash cycles were completed. Cells washed six times by this procedure were resuspended in tissue culture medium at a density ranging from 2×10⁵ to 5×10⁵ viable cells/mi. This medium was prepared by supplementing Iscove's modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM, Hazleton, Lenexa, Kans.) with albumin, transferrin, lipids and 2-mercaptoethanol. Bovine albumin (Boehringer-Mannheim, Indianapolis, Ind.) was added at 500 μg/ml; human transferrin (Boehringer-Mannheim, Indianapolis, Ind.) was added at 100 μg/ml; soybean lipid (Boehringer-Mannheim, Indianapolis, Ind.) was added at 50 μg/ml; and 2-mercaptoethanol (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) was added at 5×10⁻⁵ M.

Two-fold serial dilutions of human interleukin-3 or interleukin-3 hybrid protein (hIL-3 mutein) were made in triplicate series in tissue culture medium supplemented as stated above in 96 well Costar 3596 tissue culture plates. Each well contained 50 μl of medium containing hIL-3 or IL-3 variant protein once serial dilutions were completed. Control wells contained tissue culture medium alone (negative control). AML 193 1.3 cell suspensions prepared as above were added to each well by pipetting 50 μl (2.5×10⁴ cells) into each well. Tissue culture plates were incubated at 37° C. with 5% CO₂ in humidified air for 3 days. On day 3, 0.5 uCi ³ H-thymidine (2 Ci/mM, New England Nuclear, Boston, Mass.) was added in 50 μl of tissue culture medium. Cultures were incubated at 37° C. with 5% CO₂ in humidified air for 18-24 hours. Cellular DNA was harvested onto glass filter mats (Pharmacia LKB, Gaithersburg, Md.) using a TOMTEC cell harvester (TOMTEC, Orange, Conn.) which utilized a water wash cycle followed by a 70% ethanol wash cycle. Filter mats were allowed to air dry and then placed into sample bags to which scintillation fluid (Scintiverse II, Fisher Scientific, St. Louis, Mo. or BetaPlate Scintillation Fluid, Pharmacia LKB, Gaithersburg, Md.) was added. Beta emissions of samples from individual tissue culture wells were counted in a LKB Betaplate model 1205 scintillation counter (Pharmacia LKB, Gaithersburg, Md.) and data was expressed as counts per minute of ³ H-thymidine incorporated into cells from each tissue culture well. Activity of each human interleukin-3 preparation or interleukin-3 hybrid preparation was quantitated by measuring cell proliferation (³ H-thymidine incorporation) induced by graded concentrations of hIL-3 or IL-3 variant. Typically, concentration ranges from 1 pM-10⁵ pM are quantitated in these assays. Activity is determined by measuring the dose of hIL-3 or IL-3 hybrid which provides 50% of maximal proliferation [EC₅₀ =0.5×(maximum average counts per minute of 3H-thymidine incorporated per well among triplicate cultures of all concentrations of IL-3 tested--background proliferation measured by ³ H-thymidine incorporation observed in triplicate cultures lacking IL-3]. This EC₅₀ value is also equivalent to 1 unit of bioactivity. Every assay was performed with native interleukin-3 as a reference standard so that relative activity levels could be assigned.

Relative biological activities of IL-3 hybrid polypeptides of the present invention are shown in Table 1. The Relative Biological Activity represents the average of replicated assays.

Receptor Binding Assay

The cytokine-dependent human acute myelogenous leukemia cell line AML 193 was obtained from ATCC, subcloned and selected for its ability to proliferate in response to hIL-3. These cells were further selected using biotin conjugated hIL-3 and FITC-avidin for repetitive fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) and were designated AML 193 1.3.9. This line was grown in IMDM supplemented with 5% FBS and 40 μM beta-mercaptoethanol and human IL-3 (1 to 4 ng/mL). The HL-60 cell line was obtained from ATCC and grown in RPMI 1640, 10% FBS and 40 μM beta-mercaptoethanol. Ligand for IL-3 receptor assays was derived from an E. coli expression vector encoding full length hIL-3 molecule (amino acids 1 to 133) having a 14 amino acid N-terminal extension. (Met-Ala-Tyr-Pro-Glu-Thr-Asp-Tyr-Lys-Asp-Asp-Asp-Lys-[SEQ ID NO: 119]; designated as pMON 5966, est. MW 16,976). This construct contained two additional tyrosines which were essential for iodination to high-specific radioactivity without loss of biological activity. This ligand was radiolabeled with iodine-125 using an insoluble lactoperoxidase method (®Enzymobeads) and used following HPLC purification. The bioactivity of labelled pMON 5966 was determined in the AML 193 cell proliferation assay and was found to be comparable to the activity of native hIL-3. Ligand for GM-CSF receptor assays was prepared by radiolabelling native GM-CSF with iodine-125 using the IODO-GEN method (Pierce Chemical) according to manufacturer's specifications.

For IL-3 receptor assays, AML 193 1.3.9 cells were incubated overnight in medium without growth factor. On the day of the assay the cells were washed 3 times with Hanks balanced salt solution, resuspended in assay buffer (IMDM, 5% FBS, 40 μM 2-ME and 0.1% BSA) and counted using a hemacytometer. Assay tubes contained the test compounds or inhibitors under study, 0.2% sodium azide, iodinated hIL-3 ligand (pMON 5966), 5-10×10⁶ cells, and buffer in a total volume of 100 μL. Unlabelled hIL-3 (250 nM) was used to define non-specific binding, and each assay point was set up in triplicate. After incubation with gentle orbital agitation at 200 rpm for two hours at room temperature, 1 mL of ice-cold medium was added and the binding reaction was immediately terminated by centrifugation. The supernatant was removed by aspiration, and the tip of the tube containing the cell pellet was cut off and counted in a Micromedic gamma counter. Receptor Binding results are shown in Table 1.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________     BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF IL-3 HYBRID MUTEINS                                                     Growth                                                                              Leukotriene                                                                            IL-3 Receptor                                     Plasmid                                                                              Polypeptide                                                                              Factor                                                                              Stimulating                                                                            Binding                                           Code  Sequence  Activity                                                                            Activity                                                                               Activity                                          __________________________________________________________________________     Reference (1-133)hIL-3                                                                         1.00 1.00    1.00                                              pMON5979                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 64                                                                            7.94 0.46    1.21                                              pMON5960                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 65                                                                            0.13 0.10    ≦0.01                                      pMON5961                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 66                                                                            0.50 3.63    1.05                                              pMON5962                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 67                                                                            1.26 10.72   0.81                                              pMON5963                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 68                                                                            5.01 12.88   1.32                                              pMON5968                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 69                                                                            0.06 0.59    0.25                                              pMON5970                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 70                                                                            0.04 ≦0.01                                                                           ≦0.01                                      pMON5972                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 71                                                                            0.20 0.15    0.08                                              pMON5973                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 72                                                                            0.20 ≦0.01                                                                           N.D.                                              pMON5974                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 73                                                                            0.08 ≦0.01                                                                           ≦0.01                                      pMON5975                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 74                                                                            0.04 ≦0.01                                                                           ≦0.01                                      pMON5977                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 75                                                                            3.98 0.31    0.19                                              pMON5980                                                                             SEQ ID NO: 76                                                                            0.03 ≦0.01                                                                           ≦0.01                                      __________________________________________________________________________      *Growth factor activity, leukotriene stimulating activity, and IL3             receptor binding activity are relative to the activity of native hIL3.         Activity is expressed as Relative Biological Activity.                   

The following test is used to measure IL-3 mediated sulfidoleukotriene release from human mononuclear cells.

IL-3 Mediated Sulfidoleukotriene Release from Human Mononuclear Cells

Fifty mls of heparin-containing human blood were collected and layered onto an equal volume of Ficoll-Paque (Pharmacia #17-0840-02) ready to use medium (density 1.077 g/ml.). The Ficoll should be warmed to room temperature prior to use and clear 50 ml polystyrene tubes should be utilized. The Ficoll gradient was spun at 300×g for 35 minutes at room temperature using a H1000B rotor in a Sorvall RT6000B refrigerated centrifuge. The band containing the mononuclear cells was carefully removed, the volume adjusted to 50 mls with Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (Gibco Laboratories cat. #310-4040PK), spun at 350×g for 10 minutes at room temperature and the supernatant was carefully removed. The cell pellet was washed twice, 350×g, 10 min. room temperature with room temperature HACM Buffer [20 mM Hepes (Sigma #H-3375), 125 mM NaCl (Fisher #S271-500), 5 mM KCl (Sigma #P-9541), 0.5 mM glucose (Sigma #G-5000),0.025% Human Serum Albumin (Calbiochem #126654). The cells were resuspended in HACM Buffer, HA buffer supplemented with 5 mM CaCl₂ (Fisher #C79-500) and 5 mM MgCl₂ (Fisher #M-33), at a concentration of 1×10⁶ cells/mi. and 180 μl were transferred into each well of 96 well tissue culture plates. The cells were primed by adding 10 uls of a 20× stock of various concentrations of cytokine to each well (typically 100000, 20000, 4000, 800, 160, 32, 6.4, 1.28, 0 fM IL3). The cells were incubated for 15 minutes at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. Sulfidoleukotriene release was activated by the addition of 10 uls. of 20× (400 nM) fmet-leu-phe (Calbiochem #344252) (final concentration in wells 50 nM) and incubated for 15 minutes at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. The plates were spun at 350×g at 4° C. for 20 minutes. The supernatants were removed and assayed for sulfidoleukotrienes using Cayman's Leukotriene C₄ EIA kit (Cat. #420211) according to manufacturers' directions. Native (15-125)hIL-3 was run as a standard control in each assay on each plate.

Table 2 lists the sequences of some oligonucleotides used in making the IL-3 hybrids of the present invention.

Table 3 lists the amino acid sequence of native Met-(15-125)hIL-3 (Protein Sequence #9) Met-Ala-(15-125)hiL-3(Protein Sequence #16), Met-(15-125)hIL-3(Ala¹⁰¹)(Protein Sequence #1), and the amino acid sequences of some human/murine IL-3 polypeptides of the present invention.

Table 4 lists the nucleotide sequences of some DNA sequences which encode mutant polypeptides of the present invention.

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________     OLIGONUCLEOTIDES                                                               __________________________________________________________________________     OLIGO #1Length: 58                                                             GCCGGAAGACCGTTACGTTATCGAATCCATCCTGAAAAACCTGCTGCCGT                             GCCTGCCG[SEQ ID NO: 28]                                                        OLIGO #2Length: 66                                                             CTAGCGGCAGGCACGGCAGCAGGTTTTTCAGGATGGATTCGATAACGTAA                             CGGTCTTCCGGCTGCA[SEQ ID NO: 29]                                                OLIGO #3Length: 58                                                             CTAGCCACGGCCGCATCCGCTCTGCCGCCAATCCATATCA                                       AGGACGGTGACTGGAATG[SEQ ID NO: 30]                                              OLIGO #4Length: 58                                                             AATTCATTCCAGTCACCGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGCGGCA                                       GAGCGGATGCGGCCGTGG[SEQ ID NO: 31]                                              OLIGO #5Length: 58                                                             CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACGCGTCATGGTGTTTTCATCC                                       GTGACGGTGACTGGAATG[SEQ ID NO: 32]                                              OLIGO #6Length: 58                                                             AATTCATTCCAGTCACCGTCACGGATGAAAACACCATGAC                                       GCGTCGGTGCGGCCGTGG[SEQ ID NO: 33]                                              OLIGO #7Length: 52                                                             CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACGCGTCATCCAATCCATATCA                                       AGGACCTGGACG[SEQ ID NO: 34]                                                    OLIGO #8Length: 52                                                             AATTCGTCCAGGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGATGACGCGTCG                                       GTGCGGCCGTGG[SEQ ID NO: 35]                                                    OLIGO #9Length: 45                                                             TCAGCAATTAAAAGCAACCTGCAGAAGCTCAACTCCTGTC                                       TGCCG[SEQ ID NO: 36]                                                           OLIGO #10Length: 53                                                            CTAGCGGCAGACAGGAGTTGAGCTTCTGCAGGTTGCTTTT                                       AATTGCTGATGCA[SEQ ID NO: 37]                                                   OLIGO #11Length: 58                                                            ACCTCCGCTAACGATCCGACGCGTCATCCAATCCATATCA                                       AGGACGGTGACTGGAACG[SEQ ID NO: 38]                                              OLIGO #12Length: 62                                                            AATTCGTTCCAGTCACCGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGATGAC                                       GCGTCGGATCGTTAGCGGAGGT[SEQ ID NO: 39]                                          OLIGO #13Length: 34                                                            TCCCTGCGTAACAAATCCCTTCGTCGTCCAAACC[SEQ ID NO: 40]                              OLIGO #14Length: 38                                                            TCGAGGTTTGGACGACGAAGGGATTTGTTACGCAGGGA[SEQ ID NO: 41]                          OLIGO #15Length: 75                                                            ATCCTGATGGAAAATAACTTCCGTCGTGTTAACCTCTCCA                                       AATTCGTTGAAGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCA[SEQ ID NO: 42]                             OLIGO #16Length: 71                                                            TTCTGCAGAGACTTGACAGCTTCAACGAATTTGGAGAGGT                                       TAACACGACGGAAGTTATTTTCCATCAGGAT[SEQ ID NO: 43]                                 OLIGO #17Length: 41                                                            TCGAGGCATTCAACCGTTCCCAGGGTGAAGTTGACAATGCA[SEQ ID NO: 44]                       OLIGO #18Length: 33                                                            TTGTCAACTTCACCCTGGGAACGGTTGAATGCC[SEQ ID NO: 45]                               OLIGO #19Length: 58                                                            CGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGGACTTCAACAACCTC                                       AATGGTGAAGACCAAGAT[SEQ ID NO: 46]                                              OLIGO #20Legnth: 56                                                            ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCTTCAGG                                       TGGGTGATGATTTCAT[SEQ ID NO: 47]                                                OLIGO #21Length: 48                                                            CCGGCTGCCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCACCGACGACG                                      AAGGTCCG[SEQ ID NO: 48]                                                        OLIGO #22Length: 40                                                            CGGACCTTCGTCGTCGGTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCAGCAGC[SEQ ID NO: 49]                        OLIGO #23Length: 31                                                            CGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCA[SEQ ID NO: 50]                                 OLIGO #24Length: 37                                                            GGCTGCGGTGGCTGCTTCAGGTGGGGTGATGATTTCAT[SEQ ID NO: 51]                          OLIGO #25Length: 48                                                            CCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGAACCGGAACTGAAAAAATGGTGAAG                                      ACCAAGAT[SEQ ID NO: 52]                                                        OLIGO #26Length: 40                                                            ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTTTTCAGTTCCGGTTCCAGCAGC[SEQ ID NO: 53]                        OLIGO #27Length: 55                                                            CATGGCTAACTGCTCTTCCATCGTTAAAGAAATCATCGGT                                       AAACTGCCGCAGCCA[SEQ ID NO: 54]                                                 OLIGO #28Length: 45                                                            CGGCAGTTTACCGATGATTTCTTTAACGATGGAAGAGCAG                                       TTAGC[SEQ ID NO: 55]                                                           OLIGO #29Length: 48                                                            CCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAG                                       ACCAAGAT[SEQ ID NO: 56]                                                        OLIGO #30Length: 54                                                            ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCAGCAGC                                       GGCAGCGGTGGCTG[SEQ ID NO: 57]                                                  OLIGO #31*Length: 61                                                           CGTAGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                                       CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTC[SEQ ID NO: 58]                                           OLIGO #32*Length: 53                                                           GTTGAAGTCCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGTGGCTGCTTCAGGTGG                                       GTGATGATTTCAT[SEQ ID NO: 59]                                                   OLIGO #33*Length: 52                                                           AATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTC                                       GTCGTCCAAACC[SEQ ID NO: 60]                                                    OLIGO #34*Length: 62                                                           TCGAGGTTTGGACGACGAAGGTTATTTTCCATCAGGATAT                                       CTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGGTT[SEQ ID NO: 61]                                          OLIGO #35*Length: 41                                                           TCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGC                                       A[SEQ ID NO: 62]                                                               OLIGO #36*Length: 33                                                           TTCTGCAGAGACTTGACAGCACGGTTGAATGCC[SEQ ID NO: 63]                               __________________________________________________________________________      *Oligonucleotides 31 to 36 were used to make the Cla--Nsi replacement          fragment shown in FIG. 2.                                                

                  TABLE 3                                                          ______________________________________                                         POLYPEPTIDES                                                                   ______________________________________                                         pMON5976(Met-15-125hIL-3 ALA 101)                                              Protein sequence #1                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 19]                                           pMON5979(Met-15-125hIL-3 ALA 101) having an M8                                 substitution.                                                                  Proteing sequence #2                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnProGluAspArg                                  TyrValIleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuPro                                  LeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAla                                  GlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLys                                  ThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 64]                                     pMON5941(Met 15-125hIL-3 Ala 101)                                              Protein sequence #3                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 19]                                           pMON5960(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M11 substitution.                          Protein sequence #4                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaV alLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                 IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaSerAlaLeuProProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 65]                                           pMON5961(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M12 substitution.                          Protein sequence #5                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisGlyValPheIleArgAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 66]                                           pMON5962(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M10 substitution.                          Protein sequence #6                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProThrSer                                  AlaAsnAspProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 67]                                           pMON5963(Met-15-125hIL-3 Ala 101) having an M9                                 substitution.                                                                  Protein sequence #7                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleLysSerAsnLeuGlnLysLeuAsnSerCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 68]                                           pMON5968(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M13 substitution.                          Protein sequence #8                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspLeuAsp                                  GluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsn                                  AlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 69]                                                 pMON5969(Met 15-125hIL-3)                                                      Protein sequence #9                                                            MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 18]                                           pMON5970(Met-15-125-hIL-3) having an M5 substitution.                          Protein sequence #10                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspSerLeuArgAsnLysSerLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 70]                                           pMON5972(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M6 substitution.                           Protein sequence #11                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnPheArgArgValAsnLeu                                  SerLysPheValGluAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 71]                                           pMON5973(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M7 substitution.                           Protein sequence #12                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgSerGlnGlyGluValAspAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 72]                                           pMON5974(Met-15-125hIL-3 del aa29-35) having the M2                            deletion shown in FIG. 19.                                                     Protein sequence #13                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHIsLeuLys                                  AspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGlu                                  AsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaVal                                  LysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIleLeuLysAsn                                  LeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHis                                  ProIleHIsIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLys                                  LeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                                  [SEQ ID NO: 73]                                                                pMON5975(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M4 substitution.                           Protein sequence #14                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuThrAspAsp                                  GluGlyProIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                  TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 74]                                           pMON5977(Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M3 substitution.                           Protein sequence #15                                                           MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                                  GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuGluProGluLeuLysAsnGlyGlu                                  AspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeu                                  GluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAla                                  IleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                  ThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisPro IleHisIleLysAspGlyAsp                                 TrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeu                                  GluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 75]                                           pMon5978(Met-Ala-15-125hIL-3)                                                  Protein sequence #16                                                           MetAlaAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeu                                  LysGlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGly                                  GluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsn                                  LeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSer                                  AlaIleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeu                                  AlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGly                                  AspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThr                                  LeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 20]                                        pMON5980(Met--Ala-15-125hIL-3) having an M1                                    substitution.                                                                  Protein sequence #17                                                           MetAlaAsnCysSerSerIleValLysGluIleIleGlyLysLeu                                  ProGlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGly                                  GluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsn                                  LeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSer                                  AlaIleGluSerILeLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProcysLeuProLeu                                  AlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGly                                  AspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThr                                  LeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln[SEQ ID NO: 76]                                        ______________________________________                                    

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________     DNA SEQUENCES                                                                  pMON5976 (Met-15-125hIL-3 ALA 101)                                             DNA sequence # 1                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:77]                             pMON5979 (Met-15-125hIL-3 ALA 101) having an M8 substitution.                  DNA sequence # 2                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGCCGGAAGACCGT                   TACGTTATCGAATCCATCCTGAAAAACCTGCTGCCGTGCCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCA                   CCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTG                   ACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:78]                       pMON5941 (Met 15-125hIL-3 Ala 101)                                             DNA sequence # 3                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:79]                             pMON5960 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M11 substitution.                         DNA sequence # 4                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCATCCGCT                   CTGCCGCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:80]                             pMON5961 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M12 substitution.                         DNA sequence # 5                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACG                   CGTCATGGTGTTTTCATCCGTGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:81]                             pMON5962 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M10 substitution.                         DNA sequence # 6                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGACCTCCGCTAACGATCCGACG                   CGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAACGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:82]                             pMON5963 (Met-15-125hIL-3 Ala 101) having an M9 substitution.                  DNA sequence # 7                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTAAAAGCAACCTGCAGAAGCTCAACTCCTGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:83]                             pMON5968 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M13 substitution.                         DNA sequence # 8                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT                   TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACG                   CGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACCTGGACGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTG                   AAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:84]                                   pMON5969 (Met 15-125hIL-3)                                                     DNA sequence # 9                                                               ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:85]                             pMON5970 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M5 substitution.                          DNA sequence # 10                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATTCCCTGCGTAACAAATCCCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:86]                             pMON5972 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M6 substitution.                          DNA sequence # 11                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACTTC                   CGTCGTGTTAACCTCTCCAAATTCGTTGAAGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:87]                             pMON5973 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M7 substitution.                          DNA sequence # 12                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTTCCCAGGGTGAAGTTGACAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:88]                             pMON5974 (Met-15-125hIL-3 del aa29-35) having the M2 deletion shown in         FIG. 19.                                                                       DNA sequence # 13                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGGACTTCAACAACCTC                   AATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCA                   TTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAAT                   CTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAG                   GACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAAC                   GCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:89]                                                  pMON5975 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M4 substitution.                          DNA sequence # 14                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCACCGACGACGAAGGTCCGATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:90]                             pMON5977 (Met-15-125hIL-3) having an M3 substitution.                          DNA sequence # 15                                                              ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG                   CTGCTGGAACCGGAACTGAAAAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT                   CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA                   ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG                   CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC                   TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:91]                             pMON5978 (Met-Ala-15-125hIL-3)                                                 DNA sequence # 16                                                              ATGGCTAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTG                   CCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAAC                   CTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCA                   GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC                   ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC                   TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:92]                          pMON5980 (Met-Ala-15-125hIL-3) having an M1 substitution.                      DNA sequence # 17                                                              ATGGCTAACTGCTCTTCCATCGTTAAAGAAATCATCGGTAAACTGCCGCAGCCACCGCTG                   CCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAAC                   CTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCA                   GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC                   ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC                   TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG[SEQ ID NO:93]                          __________________________________________________________________________

Table 5 shows the DNA sequences which code for the hIL-3 mutant polypeptide encoded by the plasmid indicated. The numbers correspond to the number of the amino acid coded for in the sequence of native hIL-3 except that the codon for the Met initiator always appears as the first codon in the sequence. The ATG which appears at the beginning of each sequence is the codon for methionine (Met) which always is encoded at the N-terminus in E. coli expression systems. In the sequence for pMON5978 and pMON5967 the Met codon (ATG) and the Ala codon (GCT) precede the first native hIL-3 amino acid codon. When this initial Met is followed by Ala, most of the Met is cleaved upon expression of the polypeptide.

                                      TABLE 5                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Example 5(a); pMON5872; (15-133)hIL-3:                                                 15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                      100                                    GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG ACC ACT CTG TCG                            130                                                                            CTA GCG ATC TTT                                     [SEQ ID NO: 94]            Example 6; pMON5887; Met-(1-125)hIL-3:                                             1               5                   10                                     ATG GCT CCA ATG ACT CAG ACT ACT TCT CTT AAG ACT TCT                                    15                  20                  25                             TGG GTT AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 95]            Example 7; pMON5901; Met-(15-125)hIL-3:                                                15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAG ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                      60                                         AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 96]            Example 8; pMON5969; Met-(15-125)hIL-3:                                                15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATC ATC ACC                                            30                  35                                         CAC CTG AAG CAG CCA CCG CTG CCG CTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGT GAA GAC CAA GAT ATC CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGT CGT CCA AAC CTC GAG GCA TTC AAC CGT GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG TCT CTG CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 97]            Example 12; pMON5917; Met-(15-88)hIL-3:                                                15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                                                 CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCG CTA GCC         [SEQ ID NO: 98]            Example 4(a); pMON5853; Met-(15-133)hIL-3 (Arg129):                                    15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG ACC ACT CTG AGG                            130                                                                            CTA GCG ATC ATC TTT                                 [SEQ ID NO: 99]            Example 9; pMON5976; [Met-(15-125)hIL-3 (Ala101)]                                      15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATC ATC ACC                                            30                  35                                         CAC CTG AAG CAG CCA CCG CTG CCG CTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGT GAA GAC CAA GAT ATC CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGT CGT CCA AAC CTC GAG GCA TTC AAC CGT GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG TCT CTG CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCG CTA GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GCT GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 100]           Example 13; pMON5941; [Met-(15-125)hIL-3(ala101)]                                      15                  20                  25                                 ATG AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCG CTA GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GCT GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 101]           Example 10; pMON5978; [Met--Ala-(15-125)hIL-3]                                         15                  20                  25                             ATG GCT AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATC ATC ACC                                            30                  35                                         CAC CTG AAG CAG CCA CCG CTG CCG CTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGT GAA GAC CAA GAT ATC CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGT CGT CCA AAC CTC GAG GCA TTC AAC CGT GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG TCT CTG CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO: 102]           Example 11; pMON5967; [Met--Ala-(15-125)hIL-3]                                         15                  20                  25                             ATG GCT AAC TGC TCT AAC ATG ATC GAT GAA ATT ATA ACA                                            30                  35                                         CAC TTA AAG CAG CCA CCT TTG CCT TTG CTG GAC TTC AAC                                40                  45                  50                                 AAC CTC AAT GGG GAA GAC CAA GAC ATT CTG ATG GAA AAT                                        55                  60                                             AAC CTT CGA AGG CCA AAC CTG GAG GCA TTC AAC AGG GCT                            65                  70                  75                                     GTC AAG AGT TTA CAG AAT GCA TCA GCA ATT GAG AGC ATT                                    80                  85                  90                             CTT AAA AAT CTC CTG CCA TGT CTG CCC CTG GCC ACG GCC                                            95                  100                                        GCA CCC ACG CGA CAT CCA ATC CAT ATC AAG GAC GGT GAC                                105                 110                 115                                TGG AAT GAA TTC CGT CGT AAA CTG ACC TTC TAT CTG AAA                                        120                 125                                            ACC TTG GAG AAC GCG CAG GCT CAA CAG                 [SEQ ID NO:                __________________________________________________________________________                                                         103]                  

Further details known to those skilled in the art may be found in T. Maniatis, et al., Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1982) and references cited therein, incorporated herein by reference; and in J. Sambrook, et al., Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989) and references cited therein, incorporated herein by reference.

The following examples will illustrate the invention in greater detail although it will be understood that the invention is not limited to these specific examples.

Amino acids are shown herein by standard one letter or three letter abbreviations as follows:

    ______________________________________                                         Abbreviated Designation    Amino Acid                                          ______________________________________                                         A          Ala             Alanine                                             C          Cys             Cysteine                                            D          Asp             Aspartic acid                                       E          Glu             Glutamic acid                                       F          Phe             Phenylalanine                                       G          Gly             Glycine                                             H          His             Histidine                                           I          Ile             Isoleucine                                          K          Lys             Lysine                                              L          Leu             Leucine                                             M          Met             Methionine                                          N          Asn             Asparagine                                          P          Pro             Proline                                             Q          Gln             Glutamine                                           R          Arg             Arginine                                            S          Ser             Serine                                              T          Thr             Threonine                                           V          Val             Valine                                              W          Trp             Tryptophan                                          Y          Tyr             Tyrosine                                            ______________________________________                                    

Various other examples will be apparent to the person skilled in the art after reading the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is intended that all such other examples be included within the scope of the appended claims.

EXAMPLE 1 Construction of DMON 5846 Which Encodes [Met-(1-133)hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹)]

A plasmid containing the gene for the cDNA of hIL-3 cloned into pUC18 on an EcoRI to HindIII fragment was obtained from British Biotechnology Limited (Cambridge, England). This plasmid was designated pPO518. The purified plasmid DNA was cleaved by the restriction endonucleases NheI and BamHI. Approximately 0.5 micrograms of cleaved plasmid DNA was ligated to 1.0 picomoles of a pair of annealed oligonucleotides with the following sequence:

5'-CTAGCGATCTTTTAATAAGCTTG-3' [SEQ ID NO:1]

3'-GCTAGAAAATTATTCGAACCTAG-5' [SEQ ID NO:2]

The ligation mixture was used to transform competent JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked, and plasmid DNA was purified and subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. An isolate was identified in which the above oligonucleotide sequence had replaced the portion of the gene that encodes the extreme C terminus. Within the new sequence was a new stop codon, TAA, and a recognition site for the enzyme HindIII (AAGCTT). The new plasmid was designated pMON5846.

EXAMPLE 2

(a) Construction of expression vector plasmid pMON2341

The plasmid pMON2341 was used to supply the particular replicon and expression elements used for construction of many of the plasmids used to produce hIL-3 and hIL-3 muteins in E. coli. These expression elements are described in the materials and methods section. pMON2341 is derived from pMON5515 (Olins et al., 1988) and from pMON2429. pMON2429 consists of the phage mp18 (Yanisch-Perron et al., 1985) with a BclI fragment carrying the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (cat) gene from pBR328 (Covarrubias et al., 1981) inserted into the BamHI site. The cat gene in pMON2429 has been altered from that in pBR328 by site directed mutagenesis (Kunkel, 1985). The recognition sites for NcoI and EcoRI which occur in the native gene were altered so that these two restriction enzymes no longer recognize these sites. The changes did not alter the protein specified by the gene. Also, an NcoI site was introduced at the N-terminus of the coding sequence so that it overlaps the initiator methionine coding sequence.

The steps involved in construction of pMON2341 are listed below:

(1) The DNAs of pMON5515 (Olins, P. O. et al., GENE, 1988) and pMON2429 were treated with NcoI and HindIII. The fragments were ligated and used to transform competent E. coli to ampicillin resistance. From these colonies, some were identified that were chloramphenicol resistant. From one of these colonies, plasmid DNA was isolated in which the rat atriopeptigen gene of pMON5515 had been replaced by the NcoI to HindIII fragment containing the cat gene from pMON2429. This fragment contains the recognition sites for several restriction enzymes in the portion derived from the multilinker region of mp18. The new plasmid was designated pMON2412.

(2) pMON2412 was treated with the enzyme ClaI which cleaves at one location in the pBR327 derived portion of the DNA. The protruding ends were rendered blunt by treatment with Klenow in the presence of nucleotide precursors. This DNA was mixed with an isolated 514 bp RsaI fragment derived from pEMBL8 (Dente et al., 1983). This RsaI fragment contains the origin of replication of phage f1. This ligation mixture was used to transform competent E. coli cells to ampicillin resistance. Among the plasmid DNAs isolated from these cells was pMON5578. This plasmid has the structure of pMON2412 with the f1 origin region inserted into the ClaI site. This is illustrated in the Figures and in Olins and Rangwala (1990).

(3) The DNA of pMON5578 was treated with restriction enzymes HindIII and MstII. The DNA was then treated with Klenow enzyme in the presence of nucleotide precursors to render the ends blunt. This treated DNA was ligated and used to transform competent E. coli to ampicillin resistance. From the ampicillin resistant colonies, one plasmid was recovered from which the portion between HindIII and MstII was absent. This deletion resulted in the removal of sequences from the plasmid which are recognized by a number of restriction endonuclease sites. The new plasmid was designated pMON5582.

(4) The DNA of pMON5582 was treated with SstII and BglII and ligated in the presence of annealed oligonucleotides with the sequences shown below.

5'-GGCAACAATTTCTACAAAACACTTGATACTGTATGAGCAT-

3'-CGCCGTTGTTAAAGATGTTTTGTGAACTATGACATACTCGTA-

ACAGTATAATTGCTTCAACAGAACA-3' [SEQ ID NO:3]

TGTCATATTAACGAAGTTGTCTTGTCTAG-5' [SEQ ID NO:4]

This sequence encodes the essential elements of the recA promoter of E. coli including the transcription start site and the lexA repressor binding site (the operator) (Sancar et al., 1980). The plasmid recovered from the ligation mixes contained this recA promoter in place of the one in pMON5582 (and in pMON5515). The functionality of the recA promoter was illustrated by Olins and Rangwala (1990). The new plasmid was designated pMON5594.

(5) To eliminate the single EcoRI site in pMON5594, the DNA was treated with EcoRI, then with Klenow in the presence of nucleotide precursors to render the ends blunt and then the DNA was ligated. From this ligation mix a plasmid was recovered whose DNA was not cleaved with EcoRI. This plasmid was designated pMON5630.

(6) To alter the single recognition site for PstI, plasmid pMON5630 was subjected to site directed mutagensis (Kunkel, 1985). The oligonucleotide used in this procedure has the sequence shown below.

5'-CCATTGCTGCCGGCATCGTGGTC-3' [SEQ ID NO:5]

The result of the procedure was to construct pMON2341 which differs from pMON5630 in that the PstI site in the beta-lactamase gene was altered so that PstI no longer recognizes the site. The single amino acid change does not alter the amino acid sequence of the beta-lactamase protein.

(b) Construction of pMON5847 (FIG. 5) which encodes [Met-(1-133)hIL-3(Arg¹²⁹)]

Plasmid pMON2341 was used to supply the replicon, promotor, ribosome binding site, transcription terminator and antibiotic resistance marker for the plasmids used to produce hIL-3 in E. coli from cDNA derived hIL-3 genes.

Plasmid pMON2341 was treated with restriction enzymes NcoI and HindIII. The restriction fragment containing the replication origin was purified. The DNA of plasmid pMON5846 was treated with NcoI and HindIII. The restriction fragment containing the hIL-3 gene was gel purified. These purified restriction fragments were mixed and ligated. The ligation mixture was used to transform competent JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked, and plasmid DNA was purified and analyzed using restriction enzymes. pMON5847 was identified as a plasmid with the replicon of pMON2341 and the hIL-3 gene in place of the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene. JM101 cells harboring this plasmid were cultured in M9 medium and treated with nalidixic acid as described above. Samples of the culture were examined for protein content. It was found that this hIL-3 mutein was produced at about 6% of total cell protein as measured on Coomassie stained polyacrylamide gels.

EXAMPLE 3 Construction of pMON5854 (FIG. 7) Which Encodes [Met-(1-133)hIL-3(Arg¹²⁹)]

To increase the accumulation of hIL-3 in E. coli, the coding sequence of the amino terminal portion of the protein was altered to more closely reflect the codon bias found in E. coli genes that produce high levels of proteins (Gouy and Gautier, 1982). To change the coding sequence for the amino terminal portion of the gene, a pair of synthetic oligonucleotides were inserted between the NcoI and HpaI sites within the coding sequence. About 0.5 micrograms of DNA of the plasmid pMON5847 (Example 2) was treated with NcoI and HpaI. This DNA was mixed with an annealed pair of oligonucleotides with the following sequence:

5'-CATGGCTCCAATGACTCAGACTACTTCTCTTAAGACT-

3'-CGAGGTTACTGAGTCTGATGAAGAGAATTCTGA-

TCTTGGGTT-3' [SEQ ID NO:6]

AGAACCCAA-5' [SEQ ID NO:7]

The fragments were ligated. The ligation mixture was used to transform competent JM101 to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked into broth. From the cultures plasmid DNA was made and examined for the presence of a DdeI site (CTNAG) which occurs in the synthetic sequence but not between the NcoI and HpaI sites in the sequence of pMON5847. The new recombinant plasmid was designated pMON5854. The nucleotide sequence of the DNA in the coding sequence of the amino terminal portion of the hIL-3 gene in pMON5854 was determined by DNA sequencing and found to be the same as that of the synthetic oligonucleotide used in ligation. Cultures of JM101 cells harboring this plasmid were grown and treated with nalidixic acid to induce production of the hIL-3 mutant protein. Analysis of the proteins on Coomassie gels showed that the accumulation of hIL-3 mutein was about 25% of total cell protein in cultures harboring pMON5854, significantly higher than it was in cultures harboring pMON5847.

EXAMPLE 4 Construction of pMON5853 (FIG. 6) Which Encodes [Met-(15-133)hIL-3(Arg¹²⁹)]

Plasmid DNA of pMON5847 (Example 2) was treated with NcoI. The restriction enzyme was inactivated by heat treatment (65° C. for 10 minutes). The DNA was then treated with large fragment of DNA polymerase I (Klenow) in the presence of all four nucleotide precursors. This produces DNA termini with non-overlapping ends. After 5 minutes at 37° C., the polymerase was inactivated by heat treatment at 65° C. for 10 minutes. The DNA was then treated with HpaI, an enzyme which produces non-overlapping termini. The DNA was ethanol precipitated and ligated. The ligation mixture was used to transform competent JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked and plasmid DNA isolated from cultures. The DNA was examined using restriction enzymes. A plasmid designated pMON5853 was identified as one containing a deletion of the amino terminal 14 codons of the hIL-3 gene. The DNA sequence for the junction of the ribosome binding site to the (15-133) hIL-3 gene was determined to be the following:

5'-AAGGAGATATATCCATGAACTGCTCTAAC-3' [SEQ ID NO:8]

M N C S N [SEQ ID NO:9]

The lower line contains the one letter code for the amino acids specified by the coding sequence of the amino terminus of the 15-133 hIL-3 gene. These are methionine, asparagine, cysteine, serine and asparagine.

When cultures of JM101 cells harboring this plasmid were induced with nalidixic acid, it was found that a high level of hIL-3 accumulated in the cells.

The plasmid, DMON5853, encodes Met-(15-133) hIL-3 (Arg¹²⁹) which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR1##

EXAMPLE 5 Construction of pMON5873 Which Encodes [Met-(1-133)hIL-3] and pMON5872 Which Encodes [Met-(15-133)hIL-3]

The gene obtained from British Biotechnology, Ltd. specified arginine at codon position 129. The amino acid specified in the native hIL-3 cDNA is serine. To produce a protein with the native sequence at this position, the portion of the coding sequence between the EcoRI site at codons 106 and 107 and the NheI site at codons 129 and 130 was replaced. Plasmid DNA of pMON5854 (Example 3) and pMON5853 (Example 4) were treated with EcoRI and NheI. The larger fragments of each were gel purified. These were ligated to a pair of an annealed oligonucleotides with the following sequences:

5'-AATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACC-

3'-GGCAGCATTTGACTGGAAGATAGACTTTTGG-

TTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGACCACTCTGTCG-3' [SEQ ID NO:11]

AACCTCTTGCGCGTCCGAGTTGTCTGGTGAGACAGCGATC-5' [SEQ ID NO:12]

The ligation mixes were used to transform competent JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked into broth and grown. Plasmid DNA was isolated and examined for the presence of a new StyI recognition site present in the synthetic DNA and not in pMON5854 and pMON5853. The nucleotide sequence of the gene in the region between EcoRI and NheI was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. The new plasmids were designated pMON5873 encoding [Met-(1-133)hIL-3] and pMON5872 encoding [Met-(-15-133)hIL-3].

The plasmid, pMON5873, encodes Met-(1-133)hIL-3 which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR2##

The plasmid, pMON5872, encodes Met-(15-133)hIL-3 which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR3##

EXAMPLE 6 Construction of pMON5887 Which Encodes [Met-(1-125)hIL-3]

The plasmid DNA of pMON5854 (Example 3) was treated with EcoRI and HindIII and the larger fragment gel was purified. About 0.5 microgram of this DNA was ligated to 1 picomole of an annealed pair of oligonucleotides which encode amino acids 107 through 125 of hIL-3. The sequences of these oligonucleotides are shown below.

EcoRI to HindIII

5'-AATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAA-

3'-GGCAGCATTTGACTGGAAGATAGACTTTT-

CCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGTAATA-3' [SEQ ID NO:15]

GGAACCTCTTGCGCGTCCGAGTTGTCATTATTCGA-5' [SEQ ID NO:16]

After ligation, the DNA was used to transform competent JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were picked into broth and plasmid DNA was isolated from each culture. Restriction analysis of the plasmid DNA showed the presence of an EcoRI to HindIII fragment smaller than that of pMON5854. The nucleotide sequence of the portion of the coding sequence between the EcoRI and HindIII sites was determined to confirm the accuracy of the replaced sequence. The new plasmid was designated pMON5887 encoding Met-(1-125)hIL-3 which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR4##

EXAMPLE 7 Construction of pMON5901 Which Encodes [Met-(15-125)hIL-3]

The plasmid DNA of pMON5872 was treated with EcoRI and HindIII. The restriction enzymes were inactivated by heating at 65° C., and 0.5 picograms of the DNA was mixed with 1 picomole of the pair of annealed oligonucleotides used in the construction of pMON5887, above. The ligation mix was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Colonies were chosen for analysis of plasmid DNA. As above, new recombinants were identified whose EcoRI to HindIII fragment was smaller than that of pMON5872. The nucleotide sequence of the replaced portion of the gene was determined. The new plasmid was designated pMON5901 encoding [Met-(15-125)hIL-3] which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR5##

EXAMPLE 8 Construction of pMON5969 which encodes [Met-(15-125)hIL-3]

pMON5969 encodes Met-(15-125)hIL-3 using E. coli codons, which are represented in highly expressed E. coli genes, between amino acids 20-70. This intermediate cloning construct has additional restriction sites which can be used to build other hIL-3 variants. The plasmid DNA of pMON5901, grown in a dam-E. coli strain, was cleaved with ClaI and NsiI and three annealed pairs of oligonucleotides (Oligos #31 to #36) having the sequence shown in FIG. 2 (ClaI to NsiI Replacement Fragment) was ligated to the vector. The ligation mix was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Individual colonies were picked, and cultures were grown for plasmid DNA isolation. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures and screened for the presence of new restriction sites EcoRV, XhoI, and PstI. The nucleotide sequence of the substituted portion was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. Cultures were induced for protein expression and the expressed protein was bio-assayed.

The nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the ClaI to NsiI replacement fragment used between the ClaI and NsiI sites of the hIL-3 gene is shown in FIG. 2. The codon choice used in the fragment was one found in highly expressed E. coli genes. Three new unique restriction sites, EcoRV, XhoI and PstI were introduced for the purpose of inserting synthetic gene fragments. The portion of the coding sequence shown in FIG. 2 encodes amino acids 20-70 of hIL-3. It is contained in the hIL-3 mutein gene in pMON5969.

EXAMPLE 9 Construction of pMON5976 Which Encodes [Met-(15-125)hIL-3(Ala¹⁰¹)]

At codons 86-87 of a nucleotide sequence coding for (15-125)hIL-3, an NheI site was introduced (Example 13). The plasmid with this alteration was designated pMON5941. This plasmid encodes Met-(15-125)hIL-3 which is altered at position 101 by replacement of aspartate by alanine.

The plasmid DNA of pMON5941 isolated from the dam-E. coli strain GM48 was cleaved with ClaI and NsiI and ligated to 1 picomole of an annealed assembly of six oligonucleotides encoding amino acids 20-70 of hIL-3 (FIG. 2). This synthetic fragment encodes three unique restriction sites, EcoRV, XhoI and PstI. The sequence of these oligonucleotides is shown in FIG. 2.

The resulting ligation mix was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells, and the inserted fragment was determined to have both an EcoRV and NheI site. The nucleotide sequence of the region between ClaI and NsiI was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. The new plasmid was designated pMON5976, and cells containing it were induced for protein production. Sonicated cell pellets and supernatants were used for protein purification and bio-assay.

Plasmid pMON5976 encodes Met-(15-125)hIL-3(Ala¹⁰¹) which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR6##

EXAMPLE 10 Construction of pMON5978 Which Encodes [Met-Ala-(15-125)hIL-3]

The dam- plasmid DNA of pMON5967 isolated from E. coli GM48 was cleaved with ClaI and NsiI and ligated to 1 picomole of an annealed assembly of six oligonucleotides encoding hIL-3 amino acids 20-70 (FIG. 2). This synthetic fragment encodes three unique restriction sites, EcoRV, XhoI and PstI. The sequence of these oligonucleotides is shown in FIG. 2.

The resulting ligation mix was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and screened with XbaI and EcoRV for the presence of the new restriction site EcoRV. The DNA sequence of the region between ClaI and NsiI was determined and found to be the same as that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. The new plasmid was designated pMON5978, and cells containing it were induced for protein production. Sonicated cell pellets and supernatants were used for protein purification and bio-assay.

Plasmid pMON5978 encodes [Met-Ala-(15-125)hIL-3]which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR7##

EXAMPLE 11 Construction of pMON5967 Which Encodes [Met-Ala-(15-125)hIL-3]

The dam- plasmid DNA of pMON5887 isolated from E. coli GM48 was cleaved with NcoI and ClaI and ligated to 1 picomole of an annealed pair of oligonucleotides, Nco 1 and Nco 2, encoding amino acids [Met Ala (15-20)hIL-3]. The sequence of these oligonucleotides is shown below.

5'-CATGGCTAACTGCTCTAACATGAT-3'[SEQ ID NO:21]

3'-CGATTGACGAGATTGTACTAGC-5'[SEQ ID NO:22]

The resulting ligation mix was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and the size of the inserted fragment was determined to be smaller than that of pMON5887 by restriction analysis using NcoI and NsiI, The nucleotide sequence of the region between NcoI and ClaI was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides, The new plasmid was designated pMON5967 and cells containing it were induced for protein production, Sonicated cell pellets and supernatants were used for protein purification and bio-assay,

EXAMPLE 12 Construction of pMON5917 Which Encodes [Met-(15-88)hIL-3]

The plasmid DNA of pMON 5853 was cleaved with NsiI and HindIII and ligated to an annealed pair of oligonucleotides encoding (70-88)hIL-3 with a new NheI endonuclease restriction site at codons 86-87, The sequence of these oligonucleotides is shown in Example 18.

The ligation mixture was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells, and ampicillin resistant colonies were picked. Plasmid DNA isolated from individual colonies was screened for the presence of the new NheI restriction site. The nucleotide sequence of the substituted portion was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. The new plasmid was designated pMON5917 encoding Met-(15-88)hIL-3 containing a new NheI site at codons 86-87.

Plasmid pMON5917 encodes Met-(15-88)hIL-3 which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR8##

EXAMPLE 13 Construction of pMON5941 Which Encodes [Met-(15-125)hIL-3 Ala¹⁰¹)]

The plasmid DNA of pMON5917 was cleaved with NheI and HindIII and ligated to two annealed pairs of oligonucleotides which encode amino acids 86-106 and 107-125 of hIL-3 (See Example 17). The sequences of these oligonucleotides is shown below.

NheI to EcoRI

5'-CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTG-

3'-GGTGCCGGCGTGGGTGCGCTGTAGGTTAGGTATAGTTCCGAC-

GTGACTGGAATG-3' [SEQ ID NO:24]

CACTGACCTTACTTAA-5' [SEQ ID NO:25]

EcoRI to HindIII

5'-AATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCA-

3'-GGCAGCATTTGACTGGAAGATAGACTTTTGGAACCTCTTGCGCGT-

GGCTCAACAGTAATA-3' [SEQ ID NO:15]

CCGAGTTGTCATTATTCGA-5' [SEQ ID NO:16]

The ligation mixture was used to transform competent E. coli JM101 cells to ampicillin resistance. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and the size of the inserted fragment was determined to be larger by restriction analysis with NcoI and HindIII. The Asp to Ala 101 change is encoded on the NheI to EcoRI fragment. The nucleotide sequence of the portion of the coding region between the NheI and HindIII sites was determined and found to be that of the synthetic oligonucleotides. The new plasmid was designated pMON5941. Cells containing the plasmid were induced with nalidixic acid for protein production and sonicated cell pellets and supernatants were submitted for purification and bio-assay.

The plasmid, pMON5941, encodes Met-(15-125)hIL-(Ala¹⁰¹) and contains a new NheI restriction site.

EXAMPLE 14 Construction of pMON5960

Plasmid pMON5941 was digested with the restriction enzymes NheI and EcoRI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with NheI and EcoRI cloning ends that coded for aa 87-106. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #3 and Oligo #4. These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Ser Ala Leu Pro [SEQ ID NO:105] between amino acids 92-95 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and DNA sequenced to identify the correct clone. There was no definitive restriction screen. A plasmid containing the desired sequence was designated pMON5960.

EXAMPLE 15 Construction of pMON6458

Plasmid pMON6525 was digested with restriction enzymes HindIII and SalI and the resulting 3172 base pair fragment was isolated from a 1% agarose gel by interception onto DEAE membrane. The genetic elements derived from pMON6525 are the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, and phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. Plasmid pMON6457 was digested with restriction enzymes HindIII and SalI and the resulting 1117 base pair fragment was isolated by PAGE and crush and soak elution. The genetic elements derived from pMON6457 are the pAraBAD promoter, g10L ribosome binding site, lamB secretion leader and the (15-125) hIL-3 gene. The eluted restriction fragments were concentrated and desalted using Centricon 30 concentrators. The restriction fragments were ligated with T4 ligase and the resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K-12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. Transformant bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and the size of the inserted fragment was determined by restriction analysis employing restriction enzymes NcoI and HindIII in double digest. Clones containing the hIL-3 gene (encoding amino acids 15-125) contained a 345 base pair NcoI, HindIII restriction fragment. This construct was designated pMON6458. This plasmid was constructed to eliminate an EcoRI restriction site outside the hIL-3 gene coding region.

EXAMPLE 16 Construction of pMON5980

Plasmid pMON5978 was digested with the restriction enzymes NcoI and EcoRV. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. Four synthetic DNA fragments were assembled and inserted into the vector to code for aa Met Ala and residues 15-46 of the IL-3 sequence.

The sequences of these four oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #27, Oligo #28, Oligo #29 and Oligo #30. The mouse IL-3 amino acids encoded by this fragment are located between aa 18 and 28. The mouse residues are as follows: Ser 18, Ile 19, Val 20, Lys 21, Gly 25, Lys 26, and Pro 28. The four strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampcillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with HphI to show that clones containing the synthetic fragment had a new HphI site. A plasmid that contained the correct restriction profile was designated pMON5980. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 17 Construction of pMON5961

Plasmid pMON5941 was digested with the restriction enzymes NheI and EcoRI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human IL-3 sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with NheI and EcoRI cloning ends that coded for aa 87-106. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #5 and Oligo #6.

These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Gly 92, Val 93, Phe 94, and Arg 96 between amino acids 96-100 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. Transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and MluI. The synthetic oligonucleotide encodes a new MluI site that is not present in the parental construct. A plasmid containing the new site was designated pMON5961. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 18 Construction of pMON5962

Plasmid pMON5941 was digested with the restriction enzyme NheI then treated with Mung Bean Nuclease according to manufacturer's directions (New England Biolabs) to remove single-stranded DNA resulting in ligatable blunt-ends. The vector was then digested with EcoRI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human IL-3 sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with blunted NheI ends and sticky EcoRI ends and code for aa 87-106. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #11 and Oligo #12.

These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Thr 83, Ser 84, Ala 85, Asn 86, and Asp 87 between amino acids 87-91 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and MluI. The synthetic oligonucleotide encoded a new MluI site that was not present in the parental construct. A plasmid containing the new site was designated pMON5962. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 19 Construction of pMON5963

Plasmid pMON5941 was digested with the restriction enzymes NsiI and NheI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human IL-3 sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with NsiI and NheI cloning ends that coded for aa 70-87. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #9 and Oligo #10.

These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Lys 75, Asn 77, Gln 79, Lys 80, Asn 82, and Ser 83 between amino acids 75 and 83 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria was selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and PstI. The synthetic oligonucleotide encodes a new PstI site that is not present in the parental construct. A plasmid containing the new site was designated pMON5963. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing. This gene codes for alanine at aa 101.

EXAMPLE 20 Construction of pMON5968

Plasmid pMON5941 was digested with the restriction enzymes NheI and EcoRI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse amino acids to be substituted into the human sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with NheI and EcoRI cloning ends that coded for aa 87-106. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #7 and Oligo #8.

These oligonucleotides substitute mouse amino acid Leu at position 102 and delete amino acids 104 Trp and 105 Asn between amino acids 101 and 105 of the human sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria was selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and MluI. The synthetic oligonucleotide encodes a new MluI site that is not present in the parental construct. A plasmid containing the new site was designated pMON5968. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 21 Construction of pMON5970

Plasmid pMON5969 was digested with the restriction enzymes EcoRV and XhoI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with a blunted 5' end that does not code for a restriction enzyme site and a XhoI cloning site at the 3' end. This fragment coded for aa 47-58 of the IL-3 sequence.

The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #13 and Oligo #14.

These oligonucleotides substitute mouse amino acids Ser Leu Arg Asn Lys Ser [SEQ ID NO:110] between amino acids 47 and 52 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and EcoRV to show the loss of the EcoRV site and with XbaI and XhoI to show that the XhoI cloning site was still present. A plasmid that lost the EcoRV site while maintaining the XhoI site was designated pMON5970. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 22 Construction of pMON5972

Plasmid pMON5969 was digested with the restriction enzymes EcoRV and NsiI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human IL-3 sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with EcoRV and NsiI cloning ends that coded for aa 46-70. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #15 and Oligo #16. These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Phe 53, Val 56, Ser 59, Lys 60, Val 62, and Glu 63 between amino acids 53 and 63 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and XhoI to show the loss of the XhoI site and with XbaI and HpaI to show that this new site encoded by the synthetic DNA fragment was present. A plasmid that lost the XhoI site while obtaining the HpaI site was designated pMON5972. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 23 Construction of pMON5973

Plasmid pMON5969 was digested with the restriction enzymes XhoI and NsiI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse IL-3 amino acids to be substituted into the human IL-3 sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with XhoI and NsiI cloning ends. This fragment coded for aa 58-70 of the IL-3 sequence. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #17 and Oligo #18. These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Ser Gln Gly Glu Val Asp [SEQ ID NO:112] between amino acids 64 and 69 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of the transformed cells and restricted with HincII. A plasmid with a new HincII site encoded by the synthetic DNA fragment was designated pMON5973. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 24 Construction of pMON5974

Plasmid pMON5969 dam-DNA was digested with the restriction enzymes ClaI and EcoRV. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The synthetic DNA fragment to be inserted coded for aa 20-46 of the IL-3 sequence and deleted aa 29-35. The sequences of the two oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #19 and Oligo #20. These oligonucleotides delete amino acids 29 through 35 (Gln Pro Pro Leu Pro Leu Leu [SEQ ID NO:113]) of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of the transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and EcoRV to show that clones containing the synthetic fragment were 21 base pairs smaller than the parental fragment. A plasmid that contained the correct size fragment was designated pMON5974. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 25 Construction of pMON5975

Plasmid pMON5969 dam-DNA was digested with the restriction enzymes ClaI and EcoRV. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. Four synthetic DNA fragments were assembled and inserted into the vector to code for aa 20-46 of the IL-3 sequence. The sequences of these four oligonucleotides are shown in Table 2 as Oligo #21, Oligo #22, Oligo #23 and Oligo #24. Oligos #23 and #24 were used to make two hybrid genes, pMON5975 and pMON5977. The mouse IL-3 amino acids encoded on this fragment lie between aa 41 and 46 are as follows: Thr Asp Asp Glu Gly Pro [SEQ ID NO:114].

The four strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin reistance. The transformed bacteria were selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with XbaI and AvaII to show that clones containing the synthetic fragment had a new AvaII site. These clones had also lost the EcoRV site. A plasmid that contained the correct restriction profile was designated pMON5975. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 26 Construction of pMON5977

Plasmid pMON5969 dam-DNA was digested with the restriction enzymes ClaI and EcoRV. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter, most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. Four synthetic DNA fragments were assembled and inserted into the vector to code for aa 20-46 of the IL-3 sequence. The sequence of these four oligonucleotides is listed as oligos #23, #24, #25 and #26. Oligo #23 and Oligo #24 were used in making two hybrid genes pMON5975 and pMON5977. The mouse IL-3 amino acids encoded on this fragment are located between aa 36 and 40. The amino acid substitutions are as follows: Glu Pro Glu Leu Lys [SEQ ID NO:115].

The four strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles were ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria was selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and restricted with HpaII to show that clones containing the synthetic fragment had a new HpaII site. A plasmid that contained the correct restriction profile was designated pMON5977. The sequence of the synthetic DNA fragment was verified by DNA sequencing.

EXAMPLE 27 Construction of pMON5979

Plasmid pMON5976 was digested with the restriction enzymes PstI and NheI. This vector fragment contains the beta-lactamase gene (AMP), pBR327 origin of replication, the precA promoter most of the hIL-3 gene and the phage f1 origin of replication as the transcription terminator. The mouse amino acids to be substituted into the human sequence were encoded on a synthetic DNA fragment with PstI and NheI cloning ends. This fragment coded for aa 69-88. The sequence of the two oligonucleotides is shown in Table 2 as Oligo #1 and Oligo #2. These oligonucleotides substitute mouse IL-3 amino acids Pro 64, Glu 65, Asp 66, Arg 67, Tyr 68, and Val 69 between amino acids 70-74 of the human IL-3 sequence.

The two strands of synthetic DNA were annealed and approximately 0.5 pmoles was ligated with T-4 ligase to 0.5 micrograms of the vector digest. The resulting DNA was used to transform E. coli K12 strain JM101 to ampicillin resistance. The transformed bacteria was selected on ampicillin-containing plates. Plasmid DNA was isolated from cultures of these transformed cells and screened for the presence of a new Hpa II restriction site. A plasmid containing the new site was designated pMON5979 and sequenced to verify the identity of the synthetic oligonucleotide. This gene codes for alanine at aa.101.

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                                                      LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      ThrThrLeuArgLeuAlaIlePhe                                                       115120                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 71 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        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                           (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:                                       CTAGCGACAGAGTGGTCTGTTGAGCCTGCGCGTTCTCCAAGGTTTTCAGATAGAAGGTCA60                 GTTTACGACGG71                                                                  (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 134 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:                                       MetAlaProMetThrGlnThrThrSerLeuLysThrSerTrpValAsn                               151015                                                                         CysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGlnProPro                               202530                                                                         LeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIle                               354045                                                                         LeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArg                               505560                                                                         AlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIleLeuLys                               65707580                                                                       AsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHis                               859095                                                                         ProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeu                               100105110                                                                      ThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGlnThrThr                               115120125                                                                      LeuSerLeuAlaIlePhe                                                             130                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 120 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      ThrThrLeuSerLeuAlaIlePhe                             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CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 64 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:                                       AGCTTATTACTGTTGAGCCTGCGCGTTCTCCAAGGTTTTCAGATAGAAGGTCAGTTTACG60                 ACGG64                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 126 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:                                       MetAlaProMetThrGlnThrThrSerLeuLysThrSerTrpValAsn                               151015                                                                         CysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGlnProPro                               202530                                                                         LeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIle                               354045                                                                         LeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArg                               505560                                                                         AlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIleLeuLys                               65707580                                                                       AsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHis                               859095                                                                         ProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeu                               100105110                                                                      ThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                                     115120125                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE 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            LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 113 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:                                       MetAlaAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLys                               151015                                                                         GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAsp                               202530                                                                         GlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAla                               354045                                                                         PheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSer                               505560                                                                         IleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaPro                               65707580                                                                       ThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArg                               859095                                                                         ArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGln                               100105110                                                                      Gln                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                   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INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 75 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAla                                              657075                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:                                       CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:                                       AATTCATTCCAGTCACCAGCCTTGATATGGATTGGATGTCGCGTGGGTGCGGCCGTGG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 157 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (ix) FEATURE:                                                                  (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1..156                                                           (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:                                       ATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCGCTGCTG48                             IleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGlnProProLeuProLeuLeu                               151015                                                                         GACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAAT96                             AspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsn                               202530                                                                         AACCTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCT144                            AsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSer                               354045                                                                         CTGCAGAATGCAT157                                                               LeuGlnAsnAla                                                                   50                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 52 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:                                       IleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGlnProProLeuProLeuLeu                               151015                                                                         AspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsn                               202530                                                                         AsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSer                               354045                                                                         LeuGlnAsnAla                                                                   50                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:                                       GCCGGAAGACCGTTACGTTATCGAATCCATCCTGAAAAACCTGCTGCCGTGCCTGCCG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 66 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:                                       CTAGCGGCAGGCACGGCAGCAGGTTTTTCAGGATGGATTCGATAACGTAACGGTCTTCCG60                 GCTGCA66                                                                       (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:                                       CTAGCCACGGCCGCATCCGCTCTGCCGCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:                                       AATTCATTCCAGTCACCGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGCGGCAGAGCGGATGCGGCCGTGG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:                                       CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACGCGTCATGGTGTTTTCATCCGTGACGGTGACTGGAATG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:                                       AATTCATTCCAGTCACCGTCACGGATGAAAACACCATGACGCGTCGGTGCGGCCGTGG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:                                       CTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACGCGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACCTGGACG52                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:                                       AATTCGTCCAGGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGATGACGCGTCGGTGCGGCCGTGG52                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:                                       TCAGCAATTAAAAGCAACCTGCAGAAGCTCAACTCCTGTCTGCCG45                                (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 53 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:                                       CTAGCGGCAGACAGGAGTTGAGCTTCTGCAGGTTGCTTTTAATTGCTGATGCA53                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:                                       ACCTCCGCTAACGATCCGACGCGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAACG58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 62 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:                                       AATTCGTTCCAGTCACCGTCCTTGATATGGATTGGATGACGCGTCGGATCGTTAGCGGAG60                 GT62                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 34 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:                                       TCCCTGCGTAACAAATCCCTTCGTCGTCCAAACC34                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 38 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:                                       TCGAGGTTTGGACGACGAAGGGATTTGTTACGCAGGGA38                                       (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 75 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:                                       ATCCTGATGGAAAATAACTTCCGTCGTGTTAACCTCTCCAAATTCGTTGAAGCTGTCAAG60                 TCTCTGCAGAATGCA75                                                              (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 71 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:                                       TTCTGCAGAGACTTGACAGCTTCAACGAATTTGGAGAGGTTAACACGACGGAAGTTATTT60                 TCCATCAGGAT71                                                                  (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 41 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:                                       TCGAGGCATTCAACCGTTCCCAGGGTGAAGTTGACAATGCA41                                    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 33 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:                                       TTGTCAACTTCACCCTGGGAACGGTTGAATGCC33                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:                                       CGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGAT58                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 56 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:                                       ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCTTCAGGTGGGTGATGATTTCAT56                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:                                       CCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCACCGACGACGAAGGTCCG48                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:                                       CGGACCTTCGTCGTCGGTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCAGCAGC40                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:                                       CGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCA31                                              (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:                                       GGCTGCGGTGGCTGCTTCAGGTGGGTGATGATTTCAT37                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:                                       CCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGAACCGGAACTGAAAAATGGTGAAGACCAAGAT48                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:                                       ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTTTTCAGTTCCGGTTCCAGCAGC40                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 55 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:                                       CATGGCTAACTGCTCTTCCATCGTTAAAGAAATCATCGGTAAACTGCCGCAGCCA55                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:                                       CGGCAGTTTACCGATGATTTCTTTAACGATGGAAGAGCAGTTAGC45                                (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:                                       CCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGAT48                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:                                       ATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGTGGCTG54                       (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 61 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:                                       CGTAGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCT60                 C61                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 53 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:                                       GTTGAAGTCCAGCAGCGGCAGCGGTGGCTGCTTCAGGTGGGTGATGATTTCAT53                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:                                       AATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGTCGTCCAAACC52                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 62 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:                                       TCGAGGTTTGGACGACGAAGGTTATTTTCCATCAGGATATCTTGGTCTTCACCATTGAGG60                 TT62                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 41 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:                                       TCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCA41                                    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:63:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 33 base pairs                                                      (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (synthetic)                                            (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:63:                                       TTCTGCAGAGACTTGACAGCACGGTTGAATGCC33                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:64:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 114 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:64:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnProGluAspArgTyrValIleGlu                               505560                                                                         SerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAla                               65707580                                                                       ProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAspTrpAsnGluPhe                               859095                                                                         ArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAla                               100105110                                                                      GlnGln                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:65:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:65:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaSerAla                               65707580                                                                       LeuProProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:66:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:66:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisGlyValPheIleArgAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:67:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:67:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProThrSerAlaAsnAspProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:68:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:68:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleLysSerAsn                               505560                                                                         LeuGlnLysLeuAsnSerCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAlaGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:69:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 110 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:69:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspLeuAspGluPheArgArgLysLeu                               859095                                                                         ThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                                     100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:70:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:70:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspSerLeuArgAsnLysSerLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:71:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:71:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnPheArgArgValAsnLeuSerLysPhe                               354045                                                                         ValGluAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:72:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:72:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgSerGlnGlyGluValAspAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:73:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 105 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:73:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysAsp                               151015                                                                         PheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAspGlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsn                               202530                                                                         LeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeu                               354045                                                                         GlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCys                               505560                                                                         LeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThrArgHisProIleHisIleLys                               65707580                                                                       AspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLys                               859095                                                                         ThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                                                    100105                                                                         (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:74:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:74:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuThrAspAspGluGly                               202530                                                                         ProIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:75:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 112 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:75:                                       MetAsnCysSerAsnMetIleAspGluIleIleThrHisLeuLysGln                               151015                                                                         ProProLeuProLeuLeuGluProGluLeuLysAsnGlyGluAspGln                               202530                                                                         AspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAlaPhe                               354045                                                                         AsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSerIle                               505560                                                                         LeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaProThr                               65707580                                                                       ArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArgArg                               859095                                                                         LysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGlnGln                               100105110                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:76:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 113 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:76:                                       MetAlaAsnCysSerSerIleValLysGluIleIleGlyLysLeuPro                               151015                                                                         GlnProProLeuProLeuLeuAspPheAsnAsnLeuAsnGlyGluAsp                               202530                                                                         GlnAspIleLeuMetGluAsnAsnLeuArgArgProAsnLeuGluAla                               354045                                                                         PheAsnArgAlaValLysSerLeuGlnAsnAlaSerAlaIleGluSer                               505560                                                                         IleLeuLysAsnLeuLeuProCysLeuProLeuAlaThrAlaAlaPro                               65707580                                                                       ThrArgHisProIleHisIleLysAspGlyAspTrpAsnGluPheArg                               859095                                                                         ArgLysLeuThrPheTyrLeuLysThrLeuGluAsnAlaGlnAlaGln                               100105110                                                                      Gln                                                                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:77:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:77:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:78:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 342 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:78:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGCCGGAAGACCGT180                TACGTTATCGAATCCATCCTGAAAAACCTGCTGCCGTGCCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCA240                CCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTG300                ACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG342                                  (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:79:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:79:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:80:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:80:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCATCCGCT240                CTGCCGCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:81:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:81:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACG240                CGTCATGGTGTTTTCATCCGTGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:82:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:82:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGACCTCCGCTAACGATCCGACG240                CGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAACGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:83:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:83:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTAAAAGCAACCTGCAGAAGCTCAACTCCTGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:84:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 330 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:84:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCGACG240                CGTCATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACCTGGACGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTG300                AAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG330                                              (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:85:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:85:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:86:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:86:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATTCCCTGCGTAACAAATCCCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:87:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:87:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACTTC120                CGTCGTGTTAACCTCTCCAAATTCGTTGAAGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:88:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:88:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTTCCCAGGGTGAAGTTGACAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:89:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 315 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:89:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGGACTTCAACAACCTC60                 AATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCA120                TTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAAT180                CTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAG240                GACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAAC300                GCGCAGGCTCAACAG315                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:90:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:90:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCACCGACGACGAAGGTCCGATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:91:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:91:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGAACCGGAACTGAAAAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:92:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 339 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:92:                                       ATGGCTAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTG60                 CCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAAC120                CTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCA180                GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC240                ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC300                TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG339                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:93:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 339 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:93:                                       ATGGCTAACTGCTCTTCCATCGTTAAAGAAATCATCGGTAAACTGCCGCAGCCACCGCTG60                 CCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAAC120                CTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCA180                GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC240                ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC300                TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG339                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:94:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 360 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:94:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGACCACTCTGTCGCTAGCGATCTTT360                (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:95:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 378 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:95:                                       ATGGCTCCAATGACTCAGACTACTTCTCTTAAGACTTCTTGGGTTAACTGCTCTAACATG60                 ATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCTTTGCTGGACTTCAACAAC120                CTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAG180                GCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAA240                AATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATC300                AAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAG360                AACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG378                                                          (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:96:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:96:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:97:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:97:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:98:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 225 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:98:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCC225                               (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:99:                                              (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 360 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:99:                                       ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGACCACTCTGTCGCTAGCGATCTTT360                (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:100:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:100:                                      ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTGCCG60                 CTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:101:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 336 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:101:                                      ATGAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCT60                 TTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTT120                CGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCA180                ATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCGCTAGCCACGGCCGCACCCACG240                CGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGCTGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTC300                TATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG336                                        (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:102:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 339 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:102:                                      ATGGCTAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATCATCACCCACCTGAAGCAGCCACCGCTG60                 CCGCTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGTGAAGACCAAGATATCCTGATGGAAAATAAC120                CTTCGTCGTCCAAACCTCGAGGCATTCAACCGTGCTGTCAAGTCTCTGCAGAATGCATCA180                GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC240                ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC300                TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG339                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:103:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 339 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:103:                                      ATGGCTAACTGCTCTAACATGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTG60                 CCTTTGCTGGACTTCAACAACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAAC120                CTTCGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCA180                GCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCC240                ACGCGACATCCAATCCATATCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACC300                TTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAG339                                     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:104:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 408 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:104:                                      ATGGCTCCAATGACTCAGACTACTTCTCTTAAGACTTCTTGGGTTAACTGCTCTAACATG60                 ATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCTTTGCTGGACTTCAACAAC120                CTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGAAGGCCAAACCTGGAG180                GCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTAAA240                AATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATATC300                AAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGGAG360                AACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGACCACTCTGTCGCTAGCGATCTTTTAATAA408                            (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:105:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 4 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:105:                                      SerAlaLeuPro                                                                   (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:106:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:106:                                      SerIleValLysGluIleIleGlyLysLeuPro                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:107:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 5 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:107:                                      GlyValPheIleArg                                                                15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:108:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:108:                                      CysLeuProThrSerAlaAsnAsp                                                       15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:109:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 9 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:109:                                      LysSerAsnLeuGlnLysLeuAsnSer                                                    15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:110:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 6 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:110:                                      SerLeuArgAsnLysSer                                                             15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:111:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:111:                                      PheArgArgValAsnLeuSerLysPheValGlu                                              1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:112:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 6 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:112:                                      SerGlnGlyGluValAsp                                                             15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:113:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 7 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:113:                                      GlnProProLeuProLeuLeu                                                          15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:114:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 6 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:114:                                      ThrAspAspGluGlyPro                                                             15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:115:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 5 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:115:                                      GluProGluLeuLys                                                                15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:116:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 7 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:116:                                      ProGluAspArgTyrValIle                                                          15                                                                             (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:117:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 3 amino acids                                                      (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:117:                                      AspLeuAsp                                                                      1                                                                              (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:118:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 140 amino acids                                                    (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:118:                                      AlaSerIleSerGlyArgAspThrHisArgLeuThrArgThrLeuAsn                               151015                                                                         CysSerSerIleValLysGluIleIleGlyLysLeuProGluProGlu                               202530                                                                         LeuLysThrAspAspGluGlyProSerLeuArgAsnLysSerPheArg                               354045                                                                         ArgValAsnLeuSerLysPheValGluSerGlnGlyGluValAspPro                               505560                                                                         GluAspArgTyrValIleLysSerAsnLeuGlnLysLeuAsnCysCys                               65707580                                                                       LeuProThrSerAlaAsnAspSerAlaLeuProGlyValPheIleArg                               859095                                                                         AspLeuAspAspPheArgLysLysLeuArgPheTyrMetValHisLeu                               100105110                                                                      AsnAspLeuGluThrValLeuThrSerArgProProGlnProAlaSer                               115120125                                                                      GlySerValSerProAsnArgGlyThrValGluCys                                           130135140                                                                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:119:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 13 amino acids                                                     (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                                    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:119:                                      MetAlaTyrProGluThrAspTyrLysAspAspAspLys                                        1510                                                                           (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:120:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 414 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:120:                                      AAGCTTATTAAAAGATCGCTAGCGACAGAGTGGTCTGTTGAGCCTGCGCGTTCTCCAAGG60                 TTTTCAGATAGAAGGTCAGTTTACGACGGAATTCATTCCAGTCACCGTCCTTGATATGGA120                TTGGATGTCGCGTGGGTGCGGCCGTGGCCAGGGGCAGACATGGCAGGAGATTTTTAAGAA180                TGCTCTCAATTGCTGATGCATTCTGTAAACTCTTGACAGCCCTGTTGAATGCCTCCAGGT240                TTGGCCTTCGAAGGTTATTTTCCATCAGAATGTCTTGGTCTTCCCCATTGAGGTTGTTGA300                AGTCCAGCAAAGGCAAAGGTGGCTGCTTTAAGTGTGTTATAATTTCATCGATCATGTTAG360                AGCAGTTAACCCAAGAAGTCTTAAGAGAAGTAGTCTGAGTCATTGGAGCCATGG414                      (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:121:                                             (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 414 base pairs                                                     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                           (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                              (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:121:                                      CCATGGCTCCAATGACTCAGACTACTTCTCTTAAGACTTCTTGGGTTAACTGCTCTAACA60                 TGATCGATGAAATTATAACACACTTAAAGCAGCCACCTTTGCCTTTGCTGGACTTCAACA120                ACCTCAATGGGGAAGACCAAGACATTCTGATGGAAAATAACCTTCGAAGGCCAAACCTGG180                AGGCATTCAACAGGGCTGTCAAGAGTTTACAGAATGCATCAGCAATTGAGAGCATTCTTA240                AAAATCTCCTGCCATGTCTGCCCCTGGCCACGGCCGCACCCACGCGACATCCAATCCATA300                TCAAGGACGGTGACTGGAATGAATTCCGTCGTAAACTGACCTTCTATCTGAAAACCTTGG360                AGAACGCGCAGGCTCAACAGACCACTCTGTCGCTAGCGATCTTTTAATAAGCTT414                      __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of stimulating the production of hematopoietic cells which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of:a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 64; a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 66: a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 67: a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 68; and a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 75to a patient in need of such treatment. 